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Makar Sankranti: Marks the transition of the Sun into Makara Râshi (Capricorn) on its celestial path, and the six-month Uttarayana period. [2] Makar Sankranti is also called Uttarayana - the day on which the sun begins his northward journey. The traditional Indian calendar is based on lunar positions, Sankranti is a solar event.
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.
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.
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Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh of Jammu & Kashmir sponsored the launching of an Urdu publication called the Rajput Gazette as a fortnightly from Lahore. [1] In the early 1900s, princely states rulers and large zamindars started various schools and colleges in their territories, giving preference to students of the Kshatriya community.
The logic behind these crematoriums is the Sikh philosophy handed down by the tenth Guru Gobind Singh that Guru Granth Sahib is the living embodiment of a Guru, and so Sikh funeral rites are carried out. This practice is heavily criticized for systematically destroying historical manuscripts.
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 ...
Pratap Jayanti (Hindi: प्रताप जयंती), also known as Maharana Pratap Jayanti, is a festival and a public holiday in Rajasthan, marking the birth anniversary of the Indian ruler Maharana Pratap. It is usually celebrated on 9 May, [1] but some also celebrate it on 22 May. [2]