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CM Yogi extended his best wishes to all the devotees on the occasion of Makar Sankranti today and also stressed that after the Makar Sankranti festival, all the auspicious work will be completed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered special prayers at the Gorakhnath Temple on the occasion of the Makar Sankranti festival today. Meanwhile, the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival observes the transition of the sun to the Makara rashi (Capricorn) from the Dhanu rashi (Sagittarius). However, it is known that the northward journey of the sun (Uttarayan) begins on Makar Sankranti day.
After performing the special pujas, CM Yogi spoke at a press conference at the temple and said that on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, people are taking baths in Sangam, and devotees have been offering Khichdi in the Gorakhnath temple since yesterday. CM Yogi extended his best wishes to all the devotees on the occasion of Makar Sankranti today and also stressed that after the Makar Sankranti festival, all the auspicious work will be completed.
Pongal in Tamil Nadu
In fact, the Sankranti festival is celebrated in almost all parts of India with different names.
1. Thai Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
2. Uttarayan in Gujarat
3. Lohri in Punjab,
4. Poush sôngkrānti in West Bengal
5. Suggi Habba in Karnataka
6. Makara Chaula in Odisha
7. Maghi Sankrant in Maharashtra, MP, and Haryana
8. Magh/Bhogali Bihu in Assam and other north-eastern states
9. Shishur Saenkraat in Jammu and Kashmir
10. Khichdi Parv in Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhnand, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh
11. Sankranthi in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
