Makar Sankranti .

In India different States celebrates Makar Sankranti, an auspicious day, in different names.
Kerala..Makaravilakku.
Himachal Pradesh..Magha Saaji.
Bihar..Til Sakraat.
Pongal.. Tamil Nadu.
Mahara Chaula.. Odisha.
Haldi Kumkum.. Maharashtra.
Maghi Sankrant...Goa.
Uttarayan.. Gujarat.
Magh Bihu..Assam.
Khichdi..Uttar Pradesh.
Pous Sankranti.. Bengal.
Sugi Habba.. Karnataka.


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