WATCH: Andhra Pradesh Family Treats Son-In-Law With 379 Types Of Food Items

Treating their son-in-law by organising massive feasts on Sankranti is an integral part of households in Andhra for the past many years, particularly in Godavari district. 

Makar Sankranti or the Pedda Panduga festival was celebrated with fervour and gaiety in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Colourful 'Muggu' (rangoli) were drawn outside houses, and people visited temples to offer prayers. But a family of Eluru district made the festival even more special for their son-in-law. The family treated him with a royal feast that included 379 food items on the occasion of Makara Sankranti.

The number of food items served to a son-in-law by his family members is the highest in recent years. The news of the royal welcome spread like fire with videos and pictures becoming viral on social media platforms.

A family had accorded a similar welcome to their would-be so-in-law on the occasion of Makar Sankranti last year. The family from Narsapuram in the undivided West Godavari district had treated him with 365 different types of food, according to an ANI report 

Thirty different varieties of curries, rice, Pulihora, Biryani, traditional Godavari sweets, hot and cold beverages, biscuits, fruits, cakes were prepared for the event, the news agency had reported.

Immediate family members of both bride and the groom had participated in this grand pre-wedding reception.

Treating their son-in-law by organising massive feasts on Makar Sankranti is an integral part of households in Andhra for the past many years, particularly in Godavari district.