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The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) is an annual kite festival held in January in Gujarat, ... This page was last edited on 22 January 2025, at 03:28 (UTC).
Also called: Uttarayana Sankranti Til Sakraat Magha Môkôr Sôṅkrānti Mela Ghughuti Pedda Panduga Bhogi Sakraat Pongal Peddha Panduga Sakrat Khichaṛi Sankramana
Bhishma had the ability to choose the time of his death and although mortally wounded in war, he chose to delay his death until uttarayan. [1] According to the Bhagavad Gita , a Hindu scripture, those who die when the Sun is on its northward course (from south to north) attain nirvana. [ 11 ]
2025 date: 2 February (Sunday) Explanatory note; ... Kite flying is also traditional in west India on Uttarayan, in Mathura on Viskwakarma Puja and in south India.
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.
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This festival commemorates Uttarayan and is the Punjabi name for Makara Sankranti. [2] Holi: March/Phalgun Purnima: Spring festival of colours. [3] [4] Rama Navami: Chaitra: Celebrates birth of Lord Rama. [4] [5] Hanuman Jayanti: March/Chaitra Purnima: In honour of Lord Hanuman. [4] Maha Shivratri: Varies, February–March: In honour of Lord ...
Bhishma Ashtami is a minor holiday observed in Bengal and parts of southern India in remembrance of Bhishma, a warrior who is believed to have fought and died in the Kurukshetra War, featured in the Mahabharata.