Mon Jan 13 04:22:59 UTC 2025: ## Sankranti Festival Celebrated with Traditional Fervor Across Andhra Pradesh
**Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh – January 12, 2025** – Andhra Pradesh is celebrating Sankranti, its biggest festival, with traditional enthusiasm. The four-day festival, observed across the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, includes Bhogi, Sankranti, Kanuma, and Mukkanuma.
Bhogi, marking the end of Dakshinayana, is celebrated with cleansing rituals, including an auspicious bath followed by the burning of old possessions, symbolizing the discarding of the old and welcoming the new. Cow dung cakes are traditionally burned in the Bhogi bonfire. Children receive “Bhogi Pallu,” special treats believed to ward off evil eye. Family gatherings and visits are also customary.
Sankranti itself is a vibrant celebration featuring new clothes, movies, intricate rangoli designs (muggu), decorated bullocks (gangireddu), traditional sweets (pindi vanta), Harikatha performances, and in some areas, cockfights.
While the details provided are based on information from several scholars, it is important to note that these traditions lack scientific evidence.
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