Makar Sankranti Celebrated In A Traditional Way At Raj Bhavan
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (Maxim News): Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, along with Raj Bhavan Pariwar members, celebrated the Sankranti festival at Raj Bhavan today.
The Governor herself prepared the traditional Pongal dish and offered prayers for the health, prosperity and wellbeing of all the people in the state and the nation.
After the ‘Pongal’ was prepared, the Governor offered the dish to Lord Surya as per tradition. The traditional Pongal dish, meaning ‘spilling over’ or ‘boiling over’ signifies abundance and prosperity and is offered to the sun as a thanksgiving gesture for keeping all healthy.
The Governor stated that it is our tradition to express gratitude to Mother Nature for all the abundance, health and prosperity that we have during our pongal festival which is essentially linked to nature.
Governor also thanked the farmers for the bumper harvest achieved through their hard work.
Advisors to the Governor and other Raj Bhavan senior officials were present. (Maxim News)
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