Complex sentence: The legends say that Samba, son of Lord Krishna, was afflicted by leprosy and was cured by Surya after 12 years of penance near Konark, so on this day, all mothers pray to the Sun God for the health of their children.
Split into simpler sentences: The legends say that Samba, son of Lord Krishna, was afflicted by leprosy and was cured by Surya after 12 years of penance near Konark. So on this day, all mothers pray to the Sun God for the health of their children.