Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti Makar Sankranti is a mid-winter festival of India ... celebrates the northward journey of the Sun. Sankranti means the day the Sun enters a ... according to Hindu astrology. There is a Sankranti for every month of the year. Makar means Capricorn. Makar Sankranti is the day the Sun enters ...
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... Talk 14:23, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC) Sankranti Hi. Sankranti is a Sanskrit astronomy term defined as ... Sun into a zodiac. There is a sankranti, roughly on the 14th of every month ... are twelve sankrantis as well (from Mesh Sankranti (April 14) to Meen Sankranti (March 14)). On Makar Sankranti the ...
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Uttarayana
... For the kite-flying festival, see Makar Sankranti Uttarāyana (उत्तरायण) is the six month period between Makar Sankranti (January 14) and Karka Sankranti (July 14) when the Sun travels towards ... 14 is known is Dakshināyana (दक्षिणायण). Makar Sankranti It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Makar Sankranti. (Discuss) Uttarayan, also known as Makarsakranti, ...
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Sankranthi
... article or section be merged with Makar Sankranti. (Discuss) Sankranthi, or Sankranti (సంక్రాంతి in Telugu), is a festival that ... the Box Office" for the year. Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day ... waiting to leave his mortal coil. Makar Sankranti is the day when the glorious Sun ... important spiritual, religious & cultural events. On Makar Sankranti day the Sun begins its ascendancy ...
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Pongal   (translated from French)
... boiled over in tamoul - also called Makar Sankranti in other places of India (?????? in kannada ... where it bears the name of Makar Sankranti. With Maharashtra and in Goujerat, it takes ...
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... January 2006 (UTC) Selected anniversaries: Jan14 Makar Sankranti not Pongal The main festival celebrated across ... on Jan 14 is known by Makar Sankranti, and not Pongal, which is a regional ...
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Nahan
... the sacred days of the Navratras. Shravan Sankranti Shravan Sankranti is celebrated at Nahan, in the month ...
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List of Festivals in India
... Mahashivratri Ramanavami Hanuman Jayanti Chhath Holi Makar Sankranti Pongal Raksha Bandhan Ugadi Gudi Padwa Guru Purnima Baisakhi Onam Karwa Chauth Makar Sankranti Thaipusam Ratha Yatra - Puri Jaganath Gita Jayanti ...
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Pongal
... In northern India, it is called Makar Sankranti. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, it is the ... of the Pongal festival Why is Makar Sankranti always on the 14th of January? Dmoz ...
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Ahmedabad (Wikitravel)
... drinking at smaller places. [edit] Festivals Makar Sankranti or festival of kites or "Uttarayan", 14th January, in the festival of Makar Sankranti or festival of kites or "Utarayan". The ...
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