Kite makers and workers across India are busy preparing colourful kites and specialised manjha threads ahead of the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad and the Lohri festival.
All of India gets ready for the mid-winter harvest festival, turning out laddoos, Pongal, Puran Poli and other endless delights.
Makar Sankranti is one of the year's first festivals of India. The country joyfully kicks off the year with a tapestry of colours and traditions: Gujarat's soaring kites. Punjab's blazing bonfires. Tamil Nadu's bubbling Pongal pot....
This week much of India will be in celebration, bringing in Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri. Here are traditional, easy-to-make recipes for those auspicious days.
Be your stylish best this Lohri.
This week much of India will be in celebration, bringing in Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri. Here are traditional, easy-to-make recipes for those auspicious days.
The fact that Bollywood is made up of folks from all across India is evident from the fact they celebrate Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal with equal fevour.
Movie stars celebrate Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri in their special ways.
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Falling on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Lohri and Makar Sankranti are celebrated with great joy, often marked by the tradition of kite flying.
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This cold weather sweet is perfect for Lohri and Makar Sankranti celebrations.
Pongal, also known as Thai Pongal, is a Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamilians across India.
Kartik Aaryan and his Shehzada co-star Kriti Sanon are taking their new film across different cities in India to promote it.
Bollywood got together on social media to celebrate the year's first festivals, Lohri, Pongal and Makar Sankranti. They wished their fans and posted celebratory pictures.
Festivals of Lohri and Bhogi were celebrated in various parts of the country with fervour on Wednesday while Indians geared up for Makar Sankranti on Thursday.
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They also said they will observe the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 23 as 'Azad Hind Kisan Diwas'.
Celebrate Lohri with traditional Punjabi recipes.
The bonfire festival of Lohri will be observed and celebrated across Northern India on Tuesday.
These stylish yet comfy looks are perfect for a quiet celebration at home.
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The cast of this Friday's release Jai Mummy Di -- Sonnalli Seygall, Sunny Singh, Poonam Dhillon and Supriya Pathak -- celebrated Lohri with a lot of song and dance. A lovely way to promote a movie!
Stars get in a festive mood on social media, as they celebrate Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri.
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Miles away from their families, jawans of the Border Security Force celebrated Lohri by dancing to the tunes of drums and guitars around bonfires and exchanging sweets with locals at the Forward Border Out Post in Suchetgarh, Jammu. Despite the high degree of alertness to block infiltration bids from across the border, jawans and officers of BSF immersed themselves in the Lohri celebrations at the Octerio-Suchetgarh forward border post along the International Border.
Lohri and Makar Sankranti fall on January 13 and Pongal on January 14. Traditionally people in Punjab and Haryana build bonfires on Lohri.
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These celebs give you the perfect excuse to dress up for the kite-flying festival.
Movie stars celebrate Makar Sankranti and Pongal in their special ways.
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