Makar Sankrant

भास्करस्य यथा तेजो मकरस्थस्य वर्धते।
तथैव भवतां तेजो वर्धतामिति कामये।।

मकरसंक्रमण उत्सवस्य शुभाशयाः। 🙏

#MakarSankrant is observed for transition of Sun into Makar Rashi. End of Winter days and start of longer daytime than night also known as #Uttarayan. It is also the start of the harvesting season. Assamese call it as Magh Bihu, in north India its Lohri (Lohdi), Tamilnadu observes this day as Pongal with cooking freshly harvested rice.

Greetings for #Lohri, #MaghBihu, #MakarSankranti, and #Pongal!