Makar Sankranti marks the commencement of the sun's journey to the Northern Hemisphere and is a day of celebration all over the country. Wherever there is a body of water, people take a dip in the waters on this day and worship the sun. Also known as Gangasagar Mela, on this day, people come from all over India for a ceremonial cleansing in the River Hooghly, near Calcutta. In Gujarat, brightly coloured kites dot the skies, in celebration of Makara Sankranti.

Other Hindu Festivals
AadiPooram	Chaitravishu	ChitraPournami	Diwali
Durga Pooja	Ganesh Chathurthi	Holi	Karthigai Deepam
Krishna Jayanthi	Maha Shivarathri	Makar Sankranti	Maasi Magam
Naga Panchami	Navarathri	Onam	Panguni Uttiram
Pongal	Rakshabandhan	Ramanavami	Sri Skanda Sashti Pooja
Sri Rudram	Thaipusam	Vaikunda Ekadasi	Vaikasi Visakam
Varalakshmi Vratham	Vasant Panchami	Vijayadashmi	Navarathri
Rishi Panchami