Makara Sankaranti Pongal Festival - marking the commencement of the Uttarayana Punya Kaala was celebrated at Shrimatam. Pujas were performed to Surya Bhagavan by HH Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji and HH Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji. Photos taken on the occasion: