Makar Sankranti
Various locations across India, notably at sacred river banks like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krushna, and Kaveri
Makar Sankranti is a Hindu celebration marking the passage of the sun into the Capricorn sign of the Zodiac, thus marking the start of the harvest season and day lengthening. The festivities are marked with diverse customs like the flying of kites, sacred dips in sacred rivers and consumption of sweets made of sesame. People take part in cultural activities, charity, and religious rituals and also take the occasion to pray to a bountiful harvest and the festival is called Uttarayan in Gujarat, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, and Magh Bihu in Assam.
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