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It is popularly known by the name Singh Sankrant. Local tradition traces the origin of the festival to Pandavas. [5] 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. Sadh Bhokhon or Godbharai is a special tradition for pregnant Hindu women.
It is known as Pedda Panduga'/'Makara Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh, Makara Sankranti in Karnataka, Telangana, and Maharashtra, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, [30] Magh Bihu in Assam, Magha Mela in parts of central and north India, as Makar Sankranti in the west, Makara Sankranti or Shankaranti in Kerala, [31] and by other names.
The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela was the most recent iteration of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival that marked a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the Sun. It was scheduled from 13 January to 26 February 2025, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj , Uttar Pradesh , India.
Makar Sankranti or Pongal. or Uttarayanaor Maghe Sankranti or Maghi or Magh Bihu. Colorful floor artwork (muggulu) decorate entrances and streets on Makar Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh Thai Pongal in Colombo: Makara Sankranti or Pongal marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rasi. It marks the gradual increase of the duration of the day.
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.
In the Odia Hindu tradition, Pana Sankranti is believed to be the birthday of the Hindu deity Hanuman, whose loving devotion to Rama (the seventh incarnation of Vishnu) in the Ramayana is legendary. His temples, along with those of Shiva and Surya (the Sun god) are revered on the new year. [8] [10] Hindus also visit Devi (goddess) temples on ...
Maghi is the regional name of the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti celebrated in Nepal, Punjab, Haryana Jammu division and Himachal Pradesh. In Himachal, the festival is also known as Maghi Saaji [1] [2] or Magha Ra Saza. [3] In Bihar and Nepal it is also referred to as Maghi Parva or Maghi Sankranti.
Mesha Sankranti (also called Mesha Sankramana or Hindu Solar New Year) refers to the first day of the solar cycle year, that is the solar New Year in the Hindu luni-solar calendar. [1] The Hindu calendar also has a lunar new year, which is religiously more significant.