Bhogi
Sign in to saveBhogi is the first day of the four-day Sankranti festival. It falls on the last day of Agrahāyaṇa or Mārgaśīrṣa month of Hindu Solar Calendar, which is 13 January by the Gregorian calendar. It is the day before Makar Sankranti, celebrated widely in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. thumb|262x262px|an Kaappu Kattu Tradition in Kongu Nadu houses. On Bhogi, people discard old and derelict things and concentrate on new things causing change or transformation. At dawn, people light bonfires with logs of wood, other solid-fuels, and wooden furni
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- Bhōgi, Lōhri
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- Bonfire
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- Midwinter festival
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- Makar Sankranti Bihu (Bhogali / Magh / Bhogi in Tamil, Telugu) lohri
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- Hindus in North India, South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia
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- 1day
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- same day each year according to Hindu calendar
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- Agrahayana (January)
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- Last day of Agrahayana month of Hindu calendar
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- Bhogi fire at Sri Balakrishna Towers, Gorantla, Guntur
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Bhogi is the first day of the four-day Sankranti festival. It falls on the last day of Agrahāyaṇa or Mārgaśīrṣa month of Hindu Solar Calendar, which is 13 January by the Gregorian calendar. It is the day before Makar Sankranti, celebrated widely in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. thumb|262x262px|an Kaappu Kattu Tradition in Kongu Nadu houses. On Bhogi, people discard old and derelict things and concentrate on new things causing change or transformation. At dawn, people light bonfires with logs of wood, other solid-fuels, and wooden furniture at home that are no longer useful. This marks the end of the year's accounts and the beginning of new accounts on the first day of the harvest on the following day. Lord Indra is worshipped during the Pongal festival for the blessing of rains.
== Kaappu Kattu == Kaappu kattu is a traditional practice observed in the Kongu region, wherein leaves of Azadirachta indica (Neem), Senna auriculata (Avaram), and Aerva lanata (Poolappu) tied along the roofs and walls of houses and residential areas. The term "Kaappu Kattu" originates from the Tamil word "kappu," meaning "to secure" or "to protect."