Wish you all a Happy New Year. Wish you all a Odia Happy New Year. This first day of the Odia new year is celebrated all over India, especially in Odisha as the Happy Birth Day of Lord Hanuman.
This Super man was born on this first day of the year.
This is celebrated as the Maha Bishuba Samkranti or the Pana samkranti. At this point of the calender year the sun revolves around the equatorial line (or Bishuba Rekha) of the earth.
This auspicious occasion is celebrated with intake of Bael Pana or the juice of Bilwa or Aegle Marmelos.
This juice is prepared with the juice of the inner pulp of Bael or the wood apple. It is mixed with milk, water, curd, ripe banana, jaggery, black pipper, bhanga etc. it is highly nourishing, a good laxative, stomach friendly and above all very very tasty.
Next time I will come with the properties of Bilwa and the life style in summer season.
Again wish you all a Happy New year.
