Makar Sankranti - Name

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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.

In India it is known by different regional names

  • Makar Sankranti or Sankranti - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
  • Uttarayan- Gujarat and Rajasthan
  • Maghi - Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab
  • Pongal - Tamil Nadu
  • Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu - Assam Valley
  • Shishur Saenkraat - Kashmir Valley
  • Makara Vilakku Festival - Kerala
  • Khichdi- Uttar Pradesh

In other countries too the day is celebrated but under different names and in different ways

  • In Nepal,
    • Tharu people - Maghi
    • Other people - Maghe Sankranti or Maghe Sakrati
  • In Thailand - สงกรานต์ Songkran
  • In Laos - Pi Ma Lao
  • In Myanmar - Thingyan
  • In Cambodia - Moha Sangkran

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