Makar(a) Sankranti (Sanskrit: मकरसङ्क्रान्ति, romanized: Makarasaṅkrānti), (transl. Capricorn Festival) also referred to as Uttarayana, Makar, or simply...
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Assamese calendar, a Sankranti is marked as the end of each month and the day following as the beginning of a new month. Makar Sankranti: Marks the transition...
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Generally maghe sankranti falls on 14 January, and also called Makar Sankranti or Maghi in the Indian subcontinent. Maghe Sankranti is a major harvest...
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film was released theatrically on 14 January 2024, coinciding with Makar Sankranti, and received mixed-to-positive reviews from the critics. The film...
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of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar. The mela is celebrated...
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Astrology". Yoga Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2024. "Happy Makar Sankranti 2020: Makar Sankranti significance, history and why it's celebrated". Hindustan...
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on Makar Sankranti. Thousands take a dip in the holy river Havan Yajnas are performed in nearly every house and temple in Jammu. In Jammu, Makar Sankranti...
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Sambalpuri culture (section Makar Sankranti)
and dance, and rejoice in giving away on this day.[citation needed] Makar Sankranti is celebrated on 14 January every year, though the date might shift...
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of pilgrims visit the place in winter every year, especially on the Makar Sankranti day for a holy dip in the sacred kund which is believed to wash away...
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and sadhus take a holy dip in its water each year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in the month of January. It is a shrine of all-India importance located...
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dedicated to Surya (the solar deity in Hinduism) and corresponds to Makar Sankranti, the Hindu observance celebrated under many regional names throughout...
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Puja Nuakhai Gamha Purnima Kumar Purnima Makar Sankranti Manabasa Gurubara Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba Sankranti) Pousha Purnima Prathamastami Ratha Jatra...
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Ganeshotsav, Kojagiri, Diwali, Khandoba Festival (Champa Shashthi), Makar Sankranti, Shivaratri, and Holi. Most villages in Maharashtra also have a Jatra...
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released by the production house on 14 January 2024 – occasion of Makar Sankranti, and first schedule on 10 August 2023 in Mumbai. On 7 September, Dhawan...
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held every 12 years during full moon day of this month of "maasi". Makar Sankranti Shukla Ashtami is called as Bhishma Ashtami. It is the day on which...
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five main ashrams, four in India and one in the United States. On Makar Sankranti, 14 January 1957, he received the title of Jagadguru (world teacher)...
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occasions such as Amavasya, Somwati Amavasya, Deepavali, Sharad-Poornima, Makar Sankranti, Rama Navami and for Free Eye Care Medical Camps. Noted 'Ayurvedic'...
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region. Thousands of devotees come to these temples on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, when they offer khichdi to Gorakhnath Baba. The King of Nepal would...
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Bandhan Ganesh Chaturthi Vasant Panchami Rama Navami Janmashtami Onam Makar Sankranti Kumbh Mela Pongal Ugadi Vaisakhi Bihu Puthandu Vishu Ratha Yatra Philosophical...
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calendar. Major festivals and pilgrimages in reverence for Surya include Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Samba Dashami, Ratha Saptami, Chath puja, and Kumbha Mela...
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Maghi is the regional name of the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti celebrated in Punjab, Haryana Jammu division and Himachal Pradesh. In Himachal, the...
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Bhojpuri cuisine (section Sattuani / Sattua Sankranti)
Khichdi – often consumed as a convalescent food, but also prepared on Makar Sankranti and in Magh month. Khichdi is mostly consumed with pickle, chutney...
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carried in procession around the city. During the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti, paper kites belonging to Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II who lived almost...
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Bandhan Ganesh Chaturthi Vasant Panchami Rama Navami Janmashtami Onam Makar Sankranti Kumbh Mela Pongal Ugadi Vaisakhi Bihu Puthandu Vishu Ratha Yatra Philosophical...
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Gangasagar is a place of Hindu pilgrimage. Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti (14 January), hundreds of thousands of Hindus gather to take a holy...
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Vijayadashami Ganesh Chaturthi Rama Navami Janmashtami Onam Pongal Makar Sankranti New Year Bihu Gudi Padwa Pahela Baishakh Puthandu Vaisakhi Vishu Ugadi...
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of Faisalabad and Lahore. Lohri is celebrated one day before Maghi (Makar Sankranti) and its date is determined as per Hindu Solar calendar. The date of...
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with Makar Sankranti. However, it was postponed to 9 February 2024 due to the clash of multiple films at the Tollywood box office during the Sankranti weekend...
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southward movement of the Sun). It is the period between Karka Sankranti and Makara Sankranti as per the sidereal zodiac and between the summer solstice and...
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traditions, the positions are each associated with a different mantra. Makar Sankranti is a festival dedicated to sun worship in India and by the Hindu diaspora...
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