Andhra celebrates Sankranti with fervour

Andhra celebrates Sankranti with fervour

Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival, was celebrated Tuesday across Andhra Pradesh with traditional fervour and gaiety. The countryside wore a festive look with decoration of houses, kite-flying, cockfights, bullfights and other rural sports. ‘Haridasus’ and ‘Basvannas’ the uniquely attired alm-seekers with ornately decorated ox were seen making rounds of the villages to seek alms. The […]

Hyderabad near deserted as lakhs head home for Sankranti

Hyderabad near deserted as lakhs head home for Sankranti

Railway and bus stations in Hyderabad are packed with passengers while the road leading towards Vijayawada is choking with vehicles as lakhs are heading home to celebrate Sankranti, leaving the city roads almost deserted. Trains and buses to various destinations in Andhra Pradesh are overcrowded with people, who are in a hurry to be with […]