Thursday, January 12, 2017

Makar Sankranti known by different names and celebrated with different customs in different parts.

In India it is known by different regional names.

Makar Sankranti:
Chhattisgarh, Goa, Odisha, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Jammu

Thai Pongal, Uzhavar Thirunal:
Tamil Nadu

Uttarayan:
Gujarat

Maghi:
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Bhogali Bihu:
Assam

Shishur Saenkraat: 
Kashmir Valley[7]

Khichdi:
Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar

Poush Sangkranti:
West Bengal

Makara Sankramana:
Karnataka

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