The Ghee Sankranti festival, also known as the ‘Olgia’ festival, is celebrated on the first day of the month of August (Bhado), a festival that portrays the gratitude of locals who earn a living by farming by marking the beginning of the harvest season; a time when the crops are thriving and the milk-laden cattle are ready to be milked.
As far as the celebration has progressively developed over the years, the ancient custom has seen nephews and sons-in-law giving gifts to their maternal uncles and fathers-in-law.
As the name suggests, the important ritual of this festival involves eating ghee and chapatis stuffed with urad dal!