Makar Sankranti & Pongal
Also known as Uttarayan, Lohri, Bihu
The harvest festival marking the sun’s transition into Capricorn — celebrated as Pongal, Uttarayan, Lohri and Bihu across India.
About the festival
One of the few festivals fixed to the solar calendar (mid-January every year). It marks longer days, the harvest, and new beginnings — with kite-flying in Gujarat, Pongal feasts in Tamil Nadu and bonfires for Lohri in Punjab.
What to plan
Book caterers for Pongal / til-gud sweets and community lunches.
Décor, sound and safety for Uttarayan gatherings.
Lohri bonfires with live dhol, folk performers and seating.
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FAQs
When is Makar Sankranti?
It falls on 14 or 15 January every year — one of the few Hindu festivals tied to the solar calendar, so the date barely moves.
How is it celebrated?
With harvest feasts, sesame-jaggery sweets, kite-flying (Uttarayan), Pongal cooking in Tamil Nadu and Lohri bonfires in the north.