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Nol Sankranti: It is celebrated on the first day of the solar month on the Hindu calendar i.e. Kartik (month). It is also called Dak Sankranti. It is also called Dak Sankranti. Sadh Bhokhon or Godbharai is a special tradition for pregnant Hindu women.
Bhogi [a] is the first day of the four-day Sankranti festival. It falls on the last day of Agrahāyaṇa or Mārgaśīrṣa month of Hindu Solar Calendar, which is 13 January by the Gregorian calendar. It is the day before Makar Sankranti, celebrated widely in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. [2] [3]
Dakshinayana (Sanskrit: दक्षिणायन, romanized: Dakṣiṇāyana) [1] is a Hindu astronomical concept that refers to the movement of the sun to the south of the equator, [2] [3] and is also a term that indicates the six-month period between the summer solstice and the winter solstice.
There is a common misconception [3] that Makara Sankranti marks the beginning of Uttarayana. This is because at one point in time Sayana and Nirayana zodiac were the same. Every year sidereal and tropical equinoxes slide by 50 seconds due to axial precession, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makara Sankranti to slide further.
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Daaku Maharaaj was released worldwide on 12 January 2025, coinciding with Sankranti. The film has grossed ₹115 crores worldwide and is the third highest-grossing Telugu film of 2025 as well as the sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2025.
Major festivals and pilgrimages in reverence for Surya include Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Samba Dashami, Ratha Saptami, Chath puja, and Kumbha Mela. [21] [22] [23] He is particularly venerated in the Saura and Smarta traditions found in Indian states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
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