When is Makar Sankranti 2025?: According to religious texts, it is called Sankranti whenever the Sun transits from one zodiac sign to another. Every year in January, the Sun enters Capricorn.

Migrants from Konkan carried their own set of rituals to Poona with them where women entered their neighbours’ kitchens on Makar Sankranti and cooked rice on their stoves. They also left a coconut in ...

Come January and India gears up for the first festival of the calendar year – Makar Sankranti! Celebrated all across the country, this festival is known by countless names such as Uttarayan, Bihu, ...