Bhogi is the first day of the Sankranti festival. Early morning people light bonfire (bhogi mantalu) made out of cow-dung cakes (traditionally), old wooden articles to get the warmth in the winter. People dance around the bonfire, singing songs in praise of the gods, the spring and the harvest.Houses are decorated in a very colorful way.
Pongal (kattae pongali) (one amongst the other food) is prepared with the new rice that comes from the first harvest of the year.
In the evening, a function is arranged for the children and it is called Bhogi palla perantam. A bowl of small Bear fruits (regi pallu), Flower petals, coins of money and yellow rice grains (akshintalu) is prepared and will be moved around the little one’s heads for about three times and will be poured on their heads. The reason is to remove all kinds of bad or evil on the kids.
(colour) and aavalli ('coloured creepers' or 'row of colours'). It is a form of sandpainting decoration in front of the houses that uses finely ground white powder and colours. Women get up very early in the morning and start drawing colorful rangolis. They also decorate the rangoli with flower petals.
The first visitor in festival time he is never denied of alms as it is auspicious to give the new crop in charity for better prosperity. The Haridasulu carry a copper vessel, made in the form of a pumpkin, on their head. They carry cymbals in one hand and a tambura in the other and go from house to house singing, 'Harilo Ranga Hari', and the glory of Lord Vishnu. This tradition is very much seen in the villages and towns and is very rare in our city life. 
