Market fragrant with Tilakut on Makar Sankranti - increased demand for sesame laddus

Makar Sankranti: People like to eat Tilkut with Chuda-Curd on Makar Sankranti. This is the reason why different types of Tilkut are ready in the market. Everywhere the market is smelling of Tilkut. The demand for Tilkut is highest in Jharkhand and Bihar and people celebrate Makar Sankranti with full pomp here. This time also the shopkeepers have prepared Tilkut in abundance and along with it Revdi, Chura and Jaggery are also being sold.

In Saharsa, many Tilkuts are being made by artisans from Gaya and Bhagalpur. Bhagalpur's Katarni Chura is also being sold in large numbers and people are gathering in large numbers to buy it. Gaya's famous and delicious Tilkut is in great demand here. The artisans who came from Bhagalpur have been busy making Tilkut here for the last one month. This time, khoya tilkut, jaggery tilkut, papdi tilkut, almond tilkut along with sugar free tilkut are attracting the customers.

Apart from this, sheared steel of Bhagalpur has also been made available to the customers. People are buying it extensively. At the same time, the artisans coming from outside are also getting a lot of profit from this. Shopkeepers say that people like Tilkut the most during Makar Sankranti. That too, Jaggery Tilkut is in highest demand. But they also have sugar tilkuts, khoya tilkuts and jaggery laddus in abundance.