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Encyclopedia > Sankranti

Sankranti is a national festival in India. The word is derived from sat and kranti, meaning "good movement." The festival takes place when the sun moves from Dakshanayanam to Uttaryanam. For the festival celebrated in: A common Diwali puja scene. ... Sol redirects here. ...


desh]] and Karnataka, see Sankranthi Dark green region marks the approximate extent of northern India while the regions marked as light green lies within the sphere of north Indian influence. ... Makara Sankranti is a mid-winter Hindu festival of India and Nepal. ... , Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Sankranthi, or Sankranti, is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for the farmers of India. ...

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Festivals in the Hindu calendar
Major Festivals Sankranti (Pongal) · Holi · Rama Navami · Krishna Janmashtami · Ganesh Chaturthi and Gowri Habba  · Navaratri (Dasara) and Durga Puja (Vijayadashami) · Diwali and Bhau-Beej
Regional New Year Vaisakhi · Ugadi · Vishu · Puthandu · Onam
Holy Days Satyanarayana Pooja · Karwa Chauth · Thaipusam · Maha Shivaratri · Ekadasi · Mahalakshmi Vrata · Ayya Vaikunda Avataram · Raksha Bhandan

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Sankranti (2587 words)
Sankranti enables man to make this discovery, like a man, who carrying his spectacles on his forehead, searches for it everywhere and discovers to his joy that it has been with him all along." Sai Baba, SS, 2/96, p.
Sankranti -meaning 'sacred changes'- occurs even' month as the sun moves from one house of the Zodiac to another.
Because Sankranti was deemed the most important festival, it was the day on i which the newly wed bridegroom visited the bride's home.
Makar Sankranti (1074 words)
Sankranti means to go from one place to another place (to change direction).
Transition of the Sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn during the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere (Uttarayana) is known as Makar sankranti.
Sankranti period is held to be very auspicious and any good deeds during this time will produce merits.
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