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Makar Sankranti – Sun’s Auspicious Turn 2027
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About Makar Sankranti
14 January 2027
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu solar festival that celebrates the Sun’s transit into Makara and the northward turn of the year. Families exchange til and jaggery, bathe in sacred rivers where possible, fly kites, give charity, and greet the harvest season with gratitude. Because it is a solar sankranti rather than a lunar tithi festival, Makar Sankranti falls near the same Gregorian days each year, yet regional names and customs bloom differently—from Tamil Pongal to Gujarati Uttarayan and Assamese Magh Bihu. On Madhuma you will find festival essentials for a respectful home observance—incense, diyas, and puja items—so your Makar Sankranti feels complete and calm.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Makar Sankranti is a Hindu solar festival marking the Sun’s entry into Makara (Capricorn). It celebrates Uttarayana, harvest gratitude, charity, and devotion to Surya.
They fall on the same solar transition. Pongal is the Tamil harvest observance; Makar Sankranti is the widely used North Indian / pan-Indian name for the same sankranti period.
Sesame and jaggery sweets are exchanged with the wish that relationships stay sweet. Charity of til, food, and warm clothes is also considered highly meritorious.
Makar Sankranti follows the exact solar ingress into Makara. Most years it is observed on 14 January in India; in some years the sankranti moment shifts observance to 15 January.
Offer a simple Surya remembrance, prepare or buy til-gud sweets, light a diya, share food with neighbours, and set aside a charitable gift. Check local punya kaal if you plan a ritual bath timing.
The festival is closely linked with Surya, the solar deity. Regional harvest customs may also honour local traditions alongside Surya remembrance.
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