Mysore/Mysuru: Cattle-rearers in and around Mysuru district set the tone for Makara Sankranti festival, by celebrating the tradition of ‘Kichchu Haisuvudu’ (jumping bovines over fire) on Sunday.
With Monday being observed as ‘Basaveshwara’s day’ (as cattles are revered as Basava, the bull, the vehicle of Lord Shiva in mythology), the ritual of jumping over fire was not celebrated on that day, even though Sankranti festival fell on the same day. Hence the tradition of jumping over fire was celebrated on the festival eve.
