Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Telugu people settled in New York, the commercial capital of America, celebrated Sankranthi festival grandly this weekend.  The New York Telangana Telugu Association (NYTTA) organized a Bhogi fruits ceremony for children as part of the Sankranthi festival.  A large number of families gathered at the Sai Mandir on Southern Parkway and enthusiastically participated in the celebrations.

NYTTA organizes these festivals every year to ensure that children born and raised in America learn about their festivals and traditions.  Bhogi fruits, consisting of jujube fruits, coins, flowers and sugarcane pieces, were offered and the elders blessed all the children wishing them good health and longevity with the blessings of Lord Srimannarayana.

Padma Shri Nori Dattatreyudu and Pailla Sadhana Mallareddy offered blessings to all the children.  NYTTA presented gifts to all the children who participated in the program. NYTTA President Ravinder Kodela, the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors all participated in the program and made it a success.