Gujarat Titans conducted Uttarayan celebrations on Makar Sankranti across three locations in Ahmedabad -- Ahmedabad One Mall, Urban Chowk, Rajpath Club and Urban Chowk, Chandkheda, this weekend.
After two years of the COVID pandemic, the Gangasagar Mela 2023 is being organised in West Bengal from January 8 to January 17 around the time of the Makar Sankranti festival. The pilgrims have already started pouring for the festival and take a holy dip in the Ganga river.
Reviewing the preparations for the traditional Khichdi Fair, the CM directed the Transport Department to start arranging buses now. He also instructed officials to hold talks with the railway administration to make arrangements for running Mela special trains from different stations, in addi
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): The idol of Lord Ram will be placed at the sanctum sanctorum in the Grand Ram temple in Ayodhya around January 14, 2024, said Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary, Champat Rai, on Monday.
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): An Andhra family from Narsapuram in West Godavari district treated their future son-in-law with 365 different types of food on Sunday on the occasion of the Makar Sankranti festival.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): After the completion of the Makar Sankranti festival holidays, the schools and colleges will be opened as per their regular schedule, informed a press release issued by A Suresh, State Education Minister on Sunday.
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): Governor of Telangana Tamilisai Soundararajan offered prayers at Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple in Tiruchanur, Andhra Pradesh on the third day of the harvest festival Makar Sankranti on Sunday.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is also the head priest of Gorakhnath temple, was the first one to offer 'khichdi' at the temple, early on Saturday morning, to mark the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 14 (ANI): On the auspicious festival of Makar Sankranti on Friday, several B-town celebrities went to their roofs and gardens to fly kites with their loved ones.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 14 (ANI): PAGD member and vice president of ANC Muzaffar Shah on Friday said that the government's notification on students doing yoga for Makar Sankranti is 'unconstitutional'.
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): As the nation is celebrating Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu, celebrities from the film fraternity, including Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, among many others, extended greetings to their fans and followers.