Why makar sankranti is celebrated

Like other festivals, people celebrate the festival of Makar Sankranti with great joy and enthusiasm

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The festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated with different names and in different ways in different states across India.

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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’.

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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

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Ganga ji also followed Bhagiratha and met Kapil Muni Ashram in the ocean on the day of Makar Sankranti

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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.

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On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, bathing in the Ganges and donating on the banks of the Ganges is considered very auspicious

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LEARN MORE ABOUT MAKAR SANSKRNATI

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