Peak season: January 13-15
Split Pongal / Lohri / Makar Sankranti expenses with friends
North + South India January harvest festival pools — kite-flying parties, til-gud kits, Pongal cookouts, Lohri bonfires.
What people split for Pongal / Lohri / Makar Sankranti
- ✓Kite + manjha + roof-party catering
- ✓Til-gud / chikki / sweets pool
- ✓Pongal cookout ingredients (sugar cane, rice, jaggery)
- ✓Society Lohri bonfire firewood + dhol player
- ✓Group movie / theme-party venue
Average budget
Per-person harvest-festival pool: ₹400–₹2,000
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How much does a typical Lohri / Sankranti society pool cost per family?+
Per-family contribution for a society-wide Lohri / Sankranti event in 2026: ₹500-1,500 covering bonfire wood, dhol player, tea + snacks. Larger gated communities split across more flats so per-flat goes lower.
How do I split a Pongal cookout across 6-10 friends?+
Treat ingredients + utensil rental as the shared pool. Personal cooked-from-home contributions stay outside the pool. Most 8-friend Pongal cookouts run ₹150-400 per person for the shared pool.
Who pays for the kites and manjha at a Sankranti rooftop party?+
Common pattern: host family covers kite + manjha + chai; guests bring snacks or contribute ₹100-200 each via UPI. Niptao tracks both contribution + reimbursement.