Makar Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) is one of the major festivals of India. Makar Sankranti (Sankranti) is celebrated in different forms all over India and Nepal. This festival is celebrated on the day the Sun enters Capricorn in the month of Paush. In the present century, this festival falls only on the fourteenth or fifteenth day of January, on this day the Sun leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn. In Tamil Nadu it is known as Pongal while in Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh it is called only Sankranti. In some districts of Bihar, this festival is also famous as 'Tila Sankranti'. Makar Sankranti festival is also called Uttarayan in some places. From January 14 onwards, the sun moves towards the north. For this reason, this festival is also called 'Uttarayan' (Sun towards North). Scientifically, the main reason for this is the rotation of the earth from north to south after a continuous time period of 6 months. And it's a natural process.

On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, bathing in Ganga and donating on the banks of Ganga is considered very auspicious. On this festival, bathing in Tirthraj Prayag and Gangasagar has been called Maha Snan. Generally, the Sun affects all the zodiac signs, but the entry of the Sun in Cancer and Capricorn is very fruitful from the religious point of view. This entry or transition process takes place at an interval of six months. India is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally, all the dates of the Indian Panchang system are determined by considering the movement of the moon as the basis, but Makar Sankranti is determined by the movement of the sun. Our holy Vedas, Bhagwat Gita ji and the Constitution of Purna Paramatma say that if we take name initiation from the complete saint and worship one complete God, then he will make this earth a heaven and fulfill your wish.