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Makar Sankranti
मकर संक्रांति
Dedicated to Lord Surya →Next observance
14 Jan 2027
🗓 Date: 14 Jan 2027🌗 Surya Makar Sankranti🗓 Hindu month: Magh
The Sun turns north into Capricorn — a day of holy dips, kite-flying and the winter harvest; kept as Pongal and Lohri too.
Why do the dates change every year?
Hindu and Nepali festivals follow the lunisolar Bikram Samvat calendar — dates are fixed by the lunar tithi, so they drift in the Gregorian calendar each year. The dates on this page are the curated 2026–27 observances (Drik Panchang reckoning for New Delhi and the official Nepali calendar).
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