Festivals - Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti
Monday, 15 January 2024
This festival is celebrated on the day Sun enters Capricorn and become Uttarayan. According to the scriptures, Dakshinayan symbolizes the night of god or the sign of negativity. On this day sun starts its journey towards north and become Uttarayan which is the day period of God
This festival is also called Khichdi, Sankranti or Maghi. On this day people take holy dip in rivers, offering Naivedhya (food offered to deity) to Lord Surya, offering charity or Dakshina and performing Shraddha rituals. On this day, there is a tradition of eating Khichdi, Sesame and jaggery ladoos, Gajak, Revdi, chikkis and donating the same. There is very special importance of bathing and charity on Makar Sankranti.
Makar Sankranti (1950 to 2050)
1950 |
Saturday, 14 January 1950 |
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Sunday, 14 January 1951 |
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Monday, 14 January 1952 |
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Wednesday, 14 January 1953 |
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Thursday, 14 January 1954 |
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Friday, 14 January 1955 |
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Saturday, 14 January 1956 |
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Monday, 14 January 1957 |
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Tuesday, 14 January 1958 |
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Wednesday, 14 January 1959 |
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Thursday, 14 January 1960 |
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Saturday, 14 January 1961 |
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Sunday, 14 January 1962 |
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Monday, 14 January 1963 |
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Tuesday, 14 January 1964 |
1965 |
Thursday, 14 January 1965 |
1966 |
Friday, 14 January 1966 |
1967 |
Saturday, 14 January 1967 |
1968 |
Monday, 15 January 1968 |
1969 |
Tuesday, 14 January 1969 |
1970 |
Wednesday, 14 January 1970 |
1971 |
Thursday, 14 January 1971 |
1972 |
Saturday, 15 January 1972 |
1973 |
Sunday, 14 January 1973 |
1974 |
Monday, 14 January 1974 |
1975 |
Tuesday, 14 January 1975 |
1976 |
Thursday, 15 January 1976 |
1977 |
Friday, 14 January 1977 |
1978 |
Saturday, 14 January 1978 |
1979 |
Sunday, 14 January 1979 |
1980 |
Tuesday, 15 January 1980 |
1981 |
Wednesday, 14 January 1981 |
1982 |
Thursday, 14 January 1982 |
1983 |
Friday, 14 January 1983 |
1984 |
Sunday, 15 January 1984 |
1985 |
Monday, 14 January 1985 |
1986 |
Tuesday, 14 January 1986 |
1987 |
Wednesday, 14 January 1987 |
1988 |
Friday, 15 January 1988 |
1989 |
Saturday, 14 January 1989 |
1990 |
Sunday, 14 January 1990 |
1991 |
Monday, 14 January 1991 |
1992 |
Wednesday, 15 January 1992 |
1993 |
Thursday, 14 January 1993 |
1994 |
Friday, 14 January 1994 |
1995 |
Saturday, 14 January 1995 |
1996 |
Monday, 15 January 1996 |
1997 |
Tuesday, 14 January 1997 |
1998 |
Wednesday, 14 January 1998 |
1999 |
Thursday, 14 January 1999 |
2000 |
Saturday, 15 January 2000 |
2001 |
Sunday, 14 January 2001 |
2002 |
Monday, 14 January 2002 |
2003 |
Tuesday, 14 January 2003 |
2004 |
Thursday, 15 January 2004 |
2005 |
Friday, 14 January 2005 |
2006 |
Saturday, 14 January 2006 |
2007 |
Monday, 15 January 2007 |
2008 |
Tuesday, 15 January 2008 |
2009 |
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 |
2010 |
Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
2011 |
Saturday, 15 January 2011 |
2012 |
Sunday, 15 January 2012 |
2013 |
Monday, 14 January 2013 |
2014 |
Tuesday, 14 January 2014 |
2015 |
Thursday, 15 January 2015 |
2016 |
Friday, 15 January 2016 |
2017 |
Saturday, 14 January 2017 |
2018 |
Sunday, 14 January 2018 |
2019 |
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 |
2020 |
Wednesday, 15 January 2020 |
2021 |
Thursday, 14 January 2021 |
2022 |
Friday, 14 January 2022 |
2023 |
Sunday, 15 January 2023 |
2024 |
Monday, 15 January 2024 |
2025 |
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 |
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Wednesday, 14 January 2026 |
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Friday, 15 January 2027 |
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Saturday, 15 January 2028 |
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Sunday, 14 January 2029 |
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Monday, 14 January 2030 |
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Wednesday, 15 January 2031 |
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Thursday, 15 January 2032 |
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Friday, 14 January 2033 |
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Saturday, 14 January 2034 |
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Wednesday, 14 January 2037 |
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Thursday, 14 January 2038 |
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Saturday, 15 January 2039 |
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Sunday, 15 January 2040 |
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Monday, 14 January 2041 |
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Tuesday, 14 January 2042 |
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Thursday, 15 January 2043 |
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Friday, 15 January 2044 |
2045 |
Saturday, 14 January 2045 |
2046 |
Monday, 15 January 2046 |
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Tuesday, 15 January 2047 |
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Wednesday, 15 January 2048 |
2049 |
Thursday, 14 January 2049 |
2050 |
Saturday, 15 January 2050 |