Makara
Sankranti is a Hindu festival celebrated in almost all
parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms. It is a harvest festival.

Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the
zodiac sign of Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path.^[2] The day is also believed to mark the
arrival of spring in India and is a traditional. Makara Sankranti is a solar
event making one of the few Indian festivals which fall on the same date in the Gregorian Calender every year: 14 January, with some
exceptions when the festival is celebrated on 13 or 15 January.

Sankranti is celebrated all over South Asia with some regional variations. It is known by different names and celebrated with different customs in different parts of the country popularly celebrated in Karnataka (Sankranthi), Andhra pradesh (Sankranthi) and Tamil Nadu (Pongal).