Lohri 2023: A Glimpse Of Celebrations Across North India. See Pics

Lohri is celebrated mainly at night when people gather around the bonfires. Sweets, puffed rice and popcorn are thrown into the flames and the fire is worshipped.

A Glimpse Of Lohri Celebrations Across North India

Lohri is celebrated on January 13 every year just before Makar Sankranti. It is a significant occasion celebrated by everyone catering to the Sikh and Hindu communities. It is witnessed in sections of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and other surrounding areas of North India. (Image Source: PTI)

In Punjab, lively Lohri celebrations are held today at a number of institutions as it is the first festival of 2023. (Image Source: PTI)

On Sunday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann travelled to Satauj village, where he interacted with locals and celebrated Lohri. He also spent time with his parents, friends, and relatives and gave them all his commitment to further enhance the operation of his government in order to bring about state-wide growth. (Image Source: PTI)

People in Agra are busy purchasing food items made up of jaggery and sesame. On this day, it is customary to eat foods like popcorn, maize seeds, jaggery, Rewari, gajak, peanuts, and sesame seeds. Everyone looks forward for dinner since it typically consists of makki-ki-roti and sarso-ka-saag. (Image Source: PTI)

Flying kites is a popular custom during Lohri and Makar Sankranti and people gather on rooftops to fly various-sized and-shaped kites. (Image Source: PTI)

Flying kites during the festival of Lohri and Makar Sankranti is believed to bring in luck and prosperity. (Image Source: PTI)

The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel also celebrated the festival with great enthusiasm. (Image Source: PTI)

People of Jammu and Kashmir conduct havans and yagnas in their residences and temples. They perform the  distinctive Chajja dance, which is another aspect of the Lohri Festival in the state of Kashmir where young boys prepare 'chajjas' with colored paper and flowers and dance on the street to the beats of drums. (Image Source: PTI)