Makar Sankranti Celebrated Across Odisha With Gaiety

Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar: People took holy dips in rivers and visited temples across Odisha as they celebrated the festival of Makar Sankranti today with gaiety.

Many devotees rushed to the holy town Puri and visited the Shree Mandir to witness the special rituals of makar. Kite-flying competitions were organized in places like Cuttack, Puri and other towns with gaiety.

In Ganjam district, which has a sizable Telugu population, people decorated the front of their houses with colorful rangoli and celebrated Pongal.