Makara Sankranti

This harvest festival is celebrated for 3 days in mid January. The first day is Bhogi that is celebrated with utmost gaiety. The second day is Sankranti and it is believed that the Sun enters the Makara Rasi (the zodiac sign of Capricorn). Conventionally, this is considered to be an auspicious day. Many families arrange a doll show and invite their friends and give alms to the poor. The third day is Kanuma. The community being agrarian in majority acknowledges their gratitude to the animals that help them in their work. They decorate their bulls and conduct fun games like cockfights, bullfights and ram fights, Especially on Sankranthi all korutla streets are being colored with “RANGAVALLIS”, all people in the evening visit the Temples which are in old city Venkateshwara Temple, venugopala swami temple, Kotinavadurga temple Etc