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Makar Sankranti

Wednesday, January 14, Nakshatra Homam & Dhanya Lakshmi Homam @11:30 AM

Makar Sankranti is a significant Hindu festival celebrating the sun’s northward journey (Uttarayan), marking the end of winter and the start of the harvest season, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness, and fostering renewal, gratitude, and unity through rituals like holy dips, kite flying, and sharing sesame/jaggery sweets. It’s a major harvest festival honoring the sun god Surya, representing new beginnings, the agricultural cycle, and spiritual purification.