मकर संक्रांति के समय के त्योहार
Makar Sankranti timed festivals
January 13-16, 2025
-Rohit Kumar Parmar [1]
List of Sankranti related/ timed festivals
Sankrant is the transit of Sun from one Rashi (constellation of zodiac) to the next. Makar Sankranti is Sun’s transit from the zodiac sign Dhanu (Sagittarius) to Makara (Capricon).
In most states/ regions of India, and in South and South-East Asia, Sankranti is celebrated for two to four days. These festivals fall on the same date every year (January 13/ 14). On each day, there are festivities with different names, associated rituals and celebrations.
These are harvest related festivals, dedicated to Surya Dev (Sun God) on whom the entire vegetation on earth is dependant. The festivals are a traditional welcome of longer/ warmer days and the Sun's journey to the northern hemisphere. [2]
Names of Sankranti related/ timed festivals and associated states | ||
Day | Name of Celebration | State/Region and Countries # |
1 January 13, 2025 | Bhogi/ Pandigai | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| Lal Loi | Parts of India where the Sindhi Community resides, Sindh province of Pakistan |
| Lohri | States of erstwhile Punjab (Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab), the land of five rivers, Jammu region, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh; and in parts of Pakistan (especially Punjab province). |
| Uruka of Magh Bihu $ | Assam |
2 January 14, 2025 | Makar/ Sankranti | All over Indian especially, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Dahi Chura | Bihar |
| Ghughuti | Uttarakhand |
| Khichidi Sankranti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Magh Bihu/ Bhogali Bihu/ Tusu Maghar Domahi $ | Assam |
| Maghi Saaji/ Magha Ra Saza | Himachal Pradesh |
| Maghi Parva/ Maghi Sankranti | Bihar, Nepal |
| Maghi Sangrand/ Uttarain/ Uttarayana | Haryana, Jammu region (Jammu and Kashmir), Punjab, Uttarkhand |
| Makar Sankraman | Karnataka |
| Makara Vilakku | Kerala |
| Pedda Panduga | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Poush Sankranti/ Mokor Sonkranti | West Bengal |
| Sakrat/ Sakraat/ Sukarat | Central India, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, |
| Sankranti | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Shishur Senkrath | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Suggi | Karnataka |
| Thai Pongal or Uzhavar Thirunal | Tamil Nadu, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry; and in Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka |
| Til Sakraat | Mithila Region |
| Uttarayana (Uttarain) | Gujarat, Jammu region (Jammu and Kashmir), Uttar Pradesh |
| Uttarayani | Uttarakhand |
3 January 15, 2025 | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Mattu (Bull) Pongal (Jallikattu or Manji Virattu is also observed on this day) | Tamil Nadu, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry; and in Malaysia, Singapore |
4 January 16, 2025 | Kaanum Pongal (is also observed as Thiruvalluvar Day) | Tamil Nadu, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry |
| Mukkanuma | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
Note: 1. Compiled by the Author 2. # The festivals are also celebrated in adjoining/ other states/ regions. 3. $ Dates as per the Assam government https://www.legalitysimplified.com/assam-government-announces-list-of-holidays-for-the-year-2025/ |
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[2] The earth revolves around the Sun, which is static compared to Earth. However, due to the axial tilt of the earth, during the six months commencing December 21 or 22, the Sun/ shine becomes stronger in the northern hemisphere, so the metaphor that Sun moves to the northern hemisphere.
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