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Deities. When such situations arise, God incarnates and slays the
demons. It is said that Sankranti, a Deity, slayed a demon, Sankrasur,
on this day.
1. Worldly Importance
In Bharat, Makara Sankranti is celebrated to let go of our differences
with each other and increase love (prembhav) in us. One way people
come close together on this day, is by distributing sweets to each other.
These sweets are typically made of sesame seeds.
2. Spiritual Importance
a. On Makara Sankranti from sunrise to sunset, the environment is full
of Chaitanya. Thus, a seeker doing sadhana (spiritual practice) can
derive the maximum benefit of the increased Chaitanya. Due to the
Chaitanya, tejtattva (Absolute Fire Principle) also increases in seekers.
c. All the members of the house derive the benefit of the increased
Chaitanya in the environment.
d. The prembhav (love) in people increases and they are able to
overcome negative thinking and replace it with positive thinking.
White sesame seeds (til) are used extensively while celebrating Makara
Sankranti. People prepare sweets made of sesame seeds and distribute
them to others. Sesame seeds have the ability to absorb and emit high
amounts of Sattva frequencies which in turn facilitate spiritual practice.
Women celebrate this day with an event known as ‘Haldi-Kumkum’ or
‘Haldi-Kunku’. They apply turmeric and kumkum (vermilion) on the
forehead of other women at the site of the adnya-chakra, apply perfume
(attar) to hands-forearms-feet, offer 13 types of sattvik gifts (vaan),
sprinkle rose water on them, offer sweets made of sesame seeds and do
the ritual of offering a sāṛī and/or a piece of cloth to a female Deity or to
a married woman (Oti).
A 1. Applying Haldi-kumkum :
Applying haldi-kumkum to a suvasini (A married woman whose husband
is alive) activates the dormant Principle of Sri Durgadevi in her and
bestows well-being to the applier suvasini.
A 2. Applying Perfume :
Fragrant particles emitting from the perfume please the Principle of the
Deity and bestow well-being to the applier suvasini within a shorter
period.
A 3. Sprinkling Rose-Water :
The fragrant waves emitted by the rose-water activate the waves of the
Deity and purifies the environment, and the suvasini who sprinkles it
gets greater benefit of the activated Sagun Principle of the Deity.
Source: worldhindunews.com