- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, CM Patel and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat greet people on the occasion.
- Amit Shah meets Gujarat Governor in Gandhinagar
- Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi celebrate the festival by flying kites in his hometown Surat with his family members and friends
- Tamils gear up for four-day Pongal celebrations in Gujarat
- Vadodara Tamil Sangam to hold Pongal Celebration on January 22
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GANDHINAGAR, AHMEDABAD, SURAT, JAN 14
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat in Gandhinagar. Later, he offered prayers at Shree Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
આજે ગાંધીનગરના કલોલ સ્થિત પૌરાણિક કપિલેશ્વર મહાદેવ મંદિરમાં દર્શન અને પૂજા-અર્ચના કર્યા તેમજ ભગવાન ભોળાનાથને સૌની સુખ-શાંતિ માટે પ્રાર્થના કરી.
હર હર મહાદેવ ! pic.twitter.com/I6mW2glHKm— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023
After offering prayers Shah also fed the temple elephants. Taking part in the merry-making, Amit Shah flew kites on a terrace in the Vejalpur area of Ahmedabad.
આનંદ અને ઉલ્લાસના ઉત્તરાયણ પર્વ નિમિત્તે કલોલ વિધાનસભાના રહીશો સાથે ઉત્તરાયણ પતંગ મહોત્સવની ઉજવણી કરી. pic.twitter.com/C9o7Na7nOX
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023
Amit Shah also offered prayers at Kapileshwar Mahadev Temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. His wife Sonal Shah was also present with him.
गांधीनगर लोकसभा के घाटलोडिया विधानसभा क्षेत्र के लोगों के साथ उत्तरायण पतंग महोत्सव मनाया।
ગાંધીનગર લોકસભાના ઘાટલોડિયા વિધાનસભા ક્ષેત્રના લોકો સાથે ઉત્તરાયણ પતંગ મહોત્સવની ઉજવણી કરી. pic.twitter.com/IJbRpsTDvb
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel joined the festivities of Uttarayan with his family and participated in kite-flying celebrations at Dariapur’s Nava Taliya Ni Pol in Ahmedabad.
उत्तरायण के पावन पर्व पर अहमदाबाद के प्रसिद्ध भगवान जगन्नाथ मंदिर में पूजा-अर्चना की। महाप्रभु सभी पर अपनी कृपा बनाएँ रखें।
जय जगन्नाथ!ઉત્તરાયણના શુભ અવસર પર અમદાવાદ ખાતે ભગવાન જગન્નાથ મંદિરમાં પૂજા-અર્ચના કરી.
મહાપ્રભુ સૌ પર આશીર્વાદ વરસાવે. pic.twitter.com/ENmVWckDA6— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023
Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi was also seen celebrating the festival by flying kites in his hometown Surat with his family members and friends.
The skies teemed with kites of all colours and shapes while music and delicacies such as fafda-jalebi, undhiyu and chikki added to the fun. It was after a gap of two years that the festival was celebrated without the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, CM Patel and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat greeted people on the occasion.
सुरेन्द्रनगर जिले के ध्रांगध्रा के श्री स्वामीनारायण संस्कारधाम गुरुकुल में आज मल्टीस्पेशलिटी अस्पताल का शिलान्यास किया। भारतीय परम्परा के अनुसार जन्म और मृत्यु के बीच धर्म, परोपकार और दुखियों की सेवा करने में ही मानव जन्म की सफलता है। pic.twitter.com/Ewb1GjJItk
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) January 14, 2023
“Best wishes to all of you. May this festival of kites bring joy, excitement and enthusiasm in our lives, wish all of you stay healthy,” Modi said in his message in Gujarati on his Twitter handle.
“Wishing you all a very Happy Makar Sankranti. A prayer that Lord Suryanarayan’s journey to the north may bring growth in the lives of all and strengthen the sense of well-being and brotherhood in the society,” tweeted Patel.
सभी भाई-बहनों को मकर संक्रांति-उत्तरायण पर्व की शुभकामनाएँ। नववर्ष का यह प्रथम त्योहार सभी के जीवन में प्रसन्नता तथा प्रेम का प्रसार करें । जिस प्रकार रंग-बिरंगी पतंगे आभा में नई ऊँचाइयों को छूती है उसी प्रकार परस्पर स्नेह, सौहार्द तथा संवेदना की अभ्यर्थना।
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) January 14, 2023
The first day is celebrated as Uttarayan while the second one as Basi Uttarayan. On this day, Skies are dotted with colorful, attractive kites, balloons and terraces are filled with people from all ages. People enjoy the festival with traditional spicy winter dish called undhiyu, and delicious local sweet dishes such as Chikki, Tal Sakli.
Tamils gear up for four-day Pongal celebrations in Gujarat
Gujarat has a population of over 10 lakh Tamils, including 1.5 lakh in the twin cities of Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
பொங்கல் திருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள். இந்த அறுவடைத் திருநாள் உலகம் முழுவதும் பரந்து விரிந்திருக்கும் தமிழ் மக்கள் அனைவருக்கும் செழுமையையும் நிறைவையும் தருவதாக அமையட்டும். pic.twitter.com/RwEWwTLcGq
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023
In Tamil-dominated Maninagar-Khokhra areas of Ahmedabad wore a festive look as people started celebrating the four-day Pongal festival in a grand and befitting manner.
Special poojas will be held at Sri Balamurugan Devasthanam Trust-run Sri Karthikswamy temple, in Hatkeshwar, Sri Muthumariamman temples in Hari Colony-Khokhra and Mothinagar-Amaraiwadi on Sunday to welcome Tamil month Thai in Ahmedabad.
Also Tamils in Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Kalol and other parts of Gujarat will join in this Tamilar Thirunaal celebrations.
Cashing in on the festive spirit of Tamils, many multiplexes in Gujarat have started screening Thala Ajith’s ‘Thunivu’, and Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Vaarisu’ from January 11. Tamil fans welcomed the digital cinema with great enthusiasm.
Vadodara Tamil Sangam to hold Pongal Celebration
Vadodara Tamil Sangam will be hosting the Pongal Celebrations on Sunday, January 22, 2023
between 09:00 am and 05:00 pm at Subhanpura Athithi Gruh, 85C3+HRJ, High Tension Road, Beside Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Subhanpura, Vadodara-390023
As part of the celebrations various traditional folk dance forms, games and arts such as 1. Cooking Pongal in One Stove 2. Urriyadithal, 3. Pulling Rope 4. Sack Race 5. Musical Chair 6. Drawing and Painting (Theme: Family Pongal) 7. Rangoli, (Theme: Village Pongal) 8. Chess 9. Folk dances 10. Bharatham, 11. Fancy Dress 12. Instrumental Music 13. Poetry (Theme: Pongal and Family) and 14. Music will be conducted for the Sangam members and their families.
Those who are interested and talented can register through WhatsApp: 98255 11685 – Mr. K. Subramani ; 94263 34634 – Dr. Deiva Oswin Stanley; 93744 21050 – Mrs. Vimala Pillai
