Makar Sakranti a
festival which for me was always been a treat to gorge on delicious
tilgul ladoos. It was always fun to sit with Mom and just count on the ladoos in the thali and just
gulp one down in mouth. The aroma which
spreads during the making of til
ladoos is extremely fascinating . Initially we never knew the significance of
Sankrant associated with harvest season and we just used to enjoy relishing on
tilgul. It was fun to meet all the friends
and enjoy distribute the tilgul
ladoos and insisting everyone by saying “ Tilgul Ghya God God Bola”. In a sense it was a very good tradition for
all to forget all bitterness which may have arisen over a year
and forget everything and start
this new harvest season with sweetness of tilgul with sweetness in your talk too.
How can we forget the
equation of Makar Sankaranti with “Kite Flying”. Although, I have never been able
to fly a kite. But it always a fun to enjoy to be with friends, to hold the firki
and shout “ Kai Poche” whenever someone else Kite is being cut. Kite flying is actual an art , it just
such a simple and beautiful activity
that you get so much engrossed by just watching
the kite up in the sky . Always a fun to hear the lingo like Dhil de ,
Lapet during the kite flying session . For
people like me who don’t flew kites , we are with the job to catch the kite
which are being cut and are flown into our terrace. It was pure child like
innocence which is seen in the adults when the flew the kites, the enjoyment in
the eyes when you cut someone else kite
, extremely electrifying atmosphere .
One of my
memorable Makar Sankaranti was a very
different and exciting. Due to weekend holidays, I had gone
to my friend at Junnar. There on the day
of Sankranti, we three friends enjoyed a trek on Shivneri Fort, ( Shivaji Maharaj birthplace ).
I was initially hesitant to trek over and was opting for the simple steps
pathway. But my friends forced me to take this path and it was thanks to them
and enthralling journey. It was very cool to balance, use your strength to
climb the rocks, balance on the edges and a super excitement was there to move
forward inch by inch. It was such a joyous feeling when we reached the top .
WOW!!!!
After coming back at friend’s house there was a treat
for Makar Sankranti with a huge Puranpoli, kheer and fenya . Wow it was a wholesome treat.
I would never forget this Makar
Sankranti.
Nowadays, due to lot of work
pressure the excitement has come
down a bit. But still people enjoy
the relishing of tilgul, the Kite DJ parties plus the
beautiful chain of Akash Kandil
in the sky at night .
HAPPY MAKARSANKRANTI TO ALL MY FRIENDS!!!!!
