Makar Sankranti is a Hindu festival that falls in January, marking the sun's entrance into the astrological sign of Capricorn (Makar) and the beginning of the sun’s northward journey.

Makar Sankranti is celebrated with a variety of social events, including melas (fairs), dances, kite flying, feasts, bonfires, and colorful decorations. In certain places, rural youngsters walk ...

Coming from Mandya, I grew up alongside cattle, making Sankranti deeply special to us. Every year, we celebrate our cattle by giving them a good bath and decorating them ...

Makar(a) Sankranti is the only Hindu festival based on the solar calendar instead of the lunar. Makar Sankranti is the celebration of the sun's journey from the Southern to the Northern Hemisphere and ...

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The date of Sankranti keeps varying between January 14 and January 15 on the Gregorian calendar. It depends on the sunset time. Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the harvest season.