"Makar Sankranti heralds the end of winter and the arrival of spring throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Through the n…"

"Makar Sankranti (January 14) is a festival held across India, under a variety of names, to honor the god of the sun, …"

"Makar Sankranti is observed in the month of Magha as the sun enters Capricorn on or near January 14 on the Common Era…"

"A variety of stories are told of Surya, which have implications for observance of this day(s). The sun god, for examp…"

"Makar Sankranti is also fraught with implications for the early phases of the agricultural cycle. It is a time to pra…"

"The largest gathering for Makar Sankranti is on Sager Island in West Bengal at the point the Hooghly River, a branch …"

"On January 14 every year, Makar Sankranti, is the only Indian festival celebrated on a fixed calendric day of the sol…"

"Makar Sankranti is unique as it goes entirely by the solar calendar. The clue to this mystery lies in the fact that M…"

"January 14 is the day on which the sun begins to rise in the Makara Rashi, Sankranti meaning entering."

"While the exact day on which the winter or summer solstice occurs remains steady (within one day error), there is a s…"