Why makar sankranti is celebrated
It is believed that on the day of Makar Sankranti, Lord Bhaskar goes to the house of his son Shani Dev to meet him and we all know that Shani Dev is the lord of Capricorn and that is why the festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated with this name. Ganga ji also followed Bhagiratha and met Kapil Muni Ashram in the ocean on the day of Makar Sankranti
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How to celebrate makar sankranti ?
Like other festivals, people celebrate the festival of Makar Sankranti with great joy and enthusiasm and send mobile messages to each other to wish good wishes on this festival. Apart from this, efforts are being made to make this festival more exciting by sending beautiful and attractive greeting cards.
On this occasion, bathing in the Ganges and donating on the banks of the Ganges is considered very auspicious. On this festival, bathing in Tirtharaj Prayag and Gangasagar has been termed as Mahasnan.
This festival is celebrated in different ways in different states of India, especially in Gujarat, this festival is celebrated by flying kites.
When is makar sankranti ?
This festival is celebrated on the day the Sun enters Capricorn in the month of Pausha. In the present century, this festival falls only on the fourteenth or fifteenth day of the month of January, on this day the Sun leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn.
Makar Sankranti festival is celebrated in which state
The festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated with different names and in different ways in different states across India. In the central region of India, it is celebrated as Makar Sankranti.
In Tamil Nadu it is known as a festival called Pongal whereas in Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh it is simply called Sankranti. In some districts of Bihar, this festival is also famous by the name ‘Tila Sankranti’. At some places the festival of Makar Sankranti is also called Uttarayan.
From January 14 onwards, the Sun starts moving towards the north. This is the reason why this festival is also called ‘Uttarayan’ (Sun moving towards the north). Scientifically, the main reason for this is the bending of the Earth from north to south after a continuous period of 6 months. And this is a natural process.
| Different Name of Makar sankranti | State |
| Makar Sankranti (Sankranti): | Chhattisgarh, Goa, Orissa, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Gujarat and Jammu. |
| Tai Pongal, Uzhavar Tirunal: | Tamil Nadu |
| Uttarayan: | Gujarat, Uttarakhand |
| Uttarain, Maghi Sangrand: | Jammu |
| Shishur Senkrat | Kashmir Valley |
| Maghi: | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
| Bhogali Bihu: | Assam |
| Khichdi: | Uttar Pradesh and Western Bihar |
| Paush Sankranti: | West Bengal |
| Capricorn transition: | Karnataka |
| Various names outside India | |
| Bangladesh: | Shakrain/Paush Sankranti |
| Nepal | Maghe Sankranti or ‘Maghi Sankranti’ ‘Khichdi Sankranti’ |
| Thailand | Songkran |
| Laos | Pi Ma Lao |
| Myanmar | Thinyan |
| Cambodia | Moha Sangkran |
| Sri Lanka | Pongal, Uzhavar Tirunal |
Importance of Makar Sankranti
On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, bathing in the Ganges and donating on the banks of the Ganges is considered very auspicious. On this festival, bathing in Tirtharaj Prayag and Gangasagar has been termed as Mahasnan. Generally, Sun affects all the zodiac signs, but the entry of Sun in Cancer and Capricorn is very fruitful from the religious point of view. This entry or transition process occurs at an interval of six months. The country of India is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally, all the dates of the Indian calendar system are determined based on the movement of the Moon, but Makar Sankranti is determined based on the movement of the Sun. Our holy Vedas, Bhagwat Geeta Ji and the Constitution of the Supreme God say that if we take initiation from a complete saint and worship the One Supreme God, then He will make this earth a heaven and fulfill all your wishes.
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