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File photo: Devotees gather at the 90 feet road of the Dharavi area in Mumbai, Maharashtra to celebrate the Tamil harvest festival of Pongal
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Wednesday, January 13: The festival season is not over yet, and Thursday, January 14, marks the celebration of the auspicious Makar Sankranti. The annual festival is celebrated across the country, albeit in several diverse ways and under a variety of different names. This observance heralds the arrival of longer days post the winter season, while also marking the first day of the Sun’s transit into Capricorn (Makar rashi).
Sankranti, a festival of numerous names
The festivities associated with this day are known by different names in different states—Makar Sankranti in Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal (also called Poush Sankranti) and Uttar Pradesh (also called Khichdi Sankranti); Magha Sankranti in…
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