When is Makar Sankranti 2025?: According to religious texts, it is called Sankranti whenever the Sun transits from one zodiac sign to another. Every year in January, the Sun enters Capricorn.

This festival symbolizes new beginnings and gratitude, celebrated across India with various regional traditions.

Migrants from Konkan carried their own set of rituals to Poona with them where women entered their neighbours’ kitchens on Makar Sankranti and cooked rice on their stoves. They also left a coconut in ...

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also wished everyone a happy Makar Sankranti, emphasizing its importance as a festival of ...

People in different parts of the country carry out different rituals to observe this festival. Here are the top 40 best ...

Traditional customs include flying colorful kites, preparing sweets like til-gud laddoos, and taking holy dips in sacred rivers. Makar Sankranti is a time of joy, togetherness, and new beginnings, ...

The act of sharing til and gud symbolises fostering warmth and harmony. The sweetness of jaggery represents kind words and good relations, while sesame signifies togetherness. This exchange is a ...

Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of people across Odisha took dips in water-bodies on Tuesday morning on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. After returning from New Delhi, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ...

During the Makar Sankranti kite-flying festival in Telangana, manja strings caused multiple injuries, including one to a police constable. Despite bans, the sale of hazardous 'Chinese manja' persists, ...

Gend mela lights up Makar Sankranti!The Gend Mela, a well-known ball festival of the state, was celebrated in Pauri Garhwal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.