The three-day harvest festival -- Sankranti began in Telangana on Wednesday with 'Bhogi'. Bonfires were lit early in the morning as part of the festival across the state.
The three-day festival is celebrated as Bhogi, Makara Sankranti and Kanuma in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Telangana Governor
Jishnu Dev Varma, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, BRS chief and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, and other leaders extended their greetings to the people.
Bhogi and Sankranti stand as timeless harvest festivals symbolising abundance, renewal, and unbridled joy, the Governor said, according to a press communique from the Lok Bhavan.