| Author: jagadeeshk 12 Jan 2009 | Member Level: Gold | Rating:  Points: 1 |
I too wishing you a advance happy Lohri and to all, Be happy smiling and keep posting information and share lot with all.
Jaga.
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| Author: pamela 12 Jan 2009 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 2 |
Moongfali di khusboo te Gurh di mithaas,
Makki di roti te Sarson da Saag,
dil di khushi te apneya da pyar,
mubarak hove tuhanu Lohri da tyohar.
Wishing u a very happy Lohri.
May the lohri fire burns all the moments of sadness and brings you warmth of joy n happiness and love…
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| Author: Inderjeet 13 Jan 2009 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: 2 |
Guyz….that time of the year is here wen the “thand” has started to wither off and summers has slowly started creeping in……..yes friends lohri has approached……. I want to wish u all a very happy lohri…….
Tuhvanu sab nu lohri di lakh lakh vadhaiyan!!!!!
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| Author: Inderjeet 13 Jan 2009 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating:  Points: 0 |
Hi!
Happy Lohri!! May all your wishes come true and may you achieve everything you desrire. Enjoy your day and don’t forget to put revari, popcorn & moongfali in the Lohri fire. It will definitely bring luck to you!
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| Author: Inderjeet 13 Jan 2009 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: 0 |
May this festival of zeal and verve fill your life with lots of energy and enthusiasm and may it help you bring happiness and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Happy Lohri to one and all!
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| Author: pranay raut 13 Jan 2009 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: -20 |
The origin of the Lohri can be traced back to the tale of Dulla Bhatti.[1] By the end of the first week of January, small groups of boys ring the doorbell of houses and start chanting the Lohri songs related to Dulla Bhatti. In turn, the people give them popcorn, peanuts, crystal sugar, sesame seeds (til) or gur as well as money. Turning them back empty-handed is regarded inauspicious.
Lohri marks the end of winter on the last day of Paush, and beginning of Magha (around January 12 and 13), when the sun changes its course. It is associated with the worship of the sun and fire and is observed by all communities with different names, as Lohri is an exclusively Punjabi festival. The questions like When it began and why is lost in the mists of antiquity.
The origin of Lohri is related to the central character of most Lohri songs is Dulla Bhatti, a Muslim highway robber who lived in Punjab during the reign of Emperor Akbar. Besides robbing the rich, he rescued Hindu girls being forcibly taken to be sold in slave market of the Middle East. He arranged their marriages to Hindu boys with Hindu rituals and provided them with dowries. Understandably, though a bandit, he became a hero of all Punjabis. So every other Lohri song has words to express gratitude to Dulla Bhatti.
Some believe that Lohri has derived its name from Loi, the wife of Sant Kabir, for in rural Punjab Lohri is pronounced as Lohi. Others believe that Lohri comes from the word 'loh', a thick iron sheet tawa used for baking chapattis for community feasts. Another legend says that Holika and Lohri were sisters. While the former perished in the Holi fire, the latter survived. Eating of til (sesame seeds) and rorhi (jaggery) is considered to be essential on this day. Perhaps the words til and rorhi merged to become tilorhi, which eventually got shortened to Lohri.
Ceremonies that go with the festival of Lohri usually consists of making a small image of the Lohri goddess with gobar (cattle dung), decorating it, kindling a fire beneath it and chanting its praises. The final ceremony is to light a large bonfire at sunset, toss sesame seeds, gur, sugar-candy and rewaries in it, sit round it, sing, dance till the fire dies out. People take dying embers of the fire to their homes. In Punjabi village homes, fire is kept going round the clock by use of cow-dung cakes.
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| Author: pranay raut 13 Jan 2009 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: 0 |
While Lohri is essentially a Punjabi festival, it is celebrated in some other states of North India as well. In cities like Delhi, which have a predominant Punjabi population, Lohri is celebrated to denote the last of the coldest days of winter. Apart from Punjab, people from other northern Indian states of Haryana, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, become busy making preparations for Lohri. For them, Lohri is an appropriate occasion to come out of their homes and celebrate the harvesting of the Rabi (winter) crops and give in to relaxing and enjoying the traditional folk songs and dances.
In houses that have recently had a marriage or childbirth, Lohri celebrations will reach a higher pitch of excitement. Punjabis usually have private Lohri celebrations, in their houses. Lohri rituals are performed, with the accompaniment of special Lohri songs. A bonfire is made and a prayer is performed to Agni, the god of Fire, and Prasad is distributed. The prasad comprises five main foods - til, gachchak, gur, moongphali (peanuts) and phuliya or popcorn. Milk and water are also poured around the bonfire by Hindus. This ritual is performed for thanking the Sun God and seeking his continued protection.
Singing and dancing form an intrinsic part of the celebrations. People wear their brightest clothes and come to dance the bhangra and gidda to the beat of the dhol. Punjabi songs are sung, and everybody rejoices. Sarson ka saag and makki ki roti is usually served as the main course at a Lohri dinner. Lohri is a great occasion that does not hold importance for farmers alone but also to those people residing in the urban area, as this festival provide the opportunity to interact with family and friends.
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| Author: Manigandan M 15 Feb 2009 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 2 |
Well,I never knew about the festival.India is full of festivals, every city has something to enjoy and celebrate.
I leaned a lot by Google.
Happy Lohri
Regards
Mani
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| Author: Jyoti Malhotra 15 Feb 2009 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 1 |
Lohri is a festival which is celebrated with pomp and show in Punjab to celebrate the harvesting season and worship LORD AGNI ..
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| Author: pritan 16 Feb 2009 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: 0 |
Thank You Pankaj and same to yu. I wish yu and our all indiastudychannel member happy holi.
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| Author: sathish chandrasekaran 19 Feb 2009 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Hi pankaj
thanks for the wishes and i hope you will have a very nice time with your family members too.
Thanks
sathish
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| Author: Narayanaraja 19 Feb 2009 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 1 |
World is one.harvest made in Punjab goes world over.So Let uscelebrate world wide
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