Makar Sankranti
2007
Tilgul ghya, god god bola
On Makar Sankranti send Tilgul to your dear ones and strengthen the bond of love and affection. Traditionally Tilgul is exchanged from Makar Sankranti
January 14 to Rathasaptami (4 Saturday Magha Shu.7 Rathasaptami ).
Makar Sankranti marks the commencement of Uttarayana - the sun's journey to the Northern Hemisphere. This half of the year is believed to be auspicious. Bhishma, when wounded on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, is said to have waited for the starting of Uttarayana before he died.
On this day sun enters the Makara Rashi or constellation. Sankranti, the deity of the festival, symbolises the motion of the sun and the energy derived from it. Though this festival is national in nature it still has various versions and is celebrated by different communities in different ways.
In Maharashtra people distribute Tilgul, a sweetmeat made of sesame and jaggery. The ingredients of the sweetmeat are supposed to be good to sustain the cold winters. In addition Gulpoli, a sweet roti is specially made for the festival. The festival is a special occasion for newly married ladies and the new-born child. They are gifted black clothes with white designs and ornaments made of halwa, another sweet specially made for the occasion.
The Tilgul and sweets are exchanged with friends, neighbors and relatives saying 'Tilgul ghya, god god bola'. It is an occasion to strengthen the bonds of love and affection and to mend sour relations. Tilgul and the sweets represent the sweetness and love shared with friends and relatives.
Punecity.com has arranged for special packages containing Tilgul
in various forms,
to be delivered to your relatives and friends in Pune.
