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Makar Sankranti

  • Eco India: How the kite-flying festival spells doom for the avian species of Rajasthan

    Eco India: How the kite-flying festival spells doom for the avian species of Rajasthan

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 18, 2024 · 08:55 am
  • In UP and Bengal, devotees flout Covid norms to take a dip in Ganga river on Makar Sankranti

    In UP and Bengal, devotees flout Covid norms to take a dip in Ganga river on Makar Sankranti

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 14, 2022 · 04:06 pm
  • J&K political parties object to directive to perform surya namaskar in colleges on Makar Sankranti

    J&K political parties object to directive to perform surya namaskar in colleges on Makar Sankranti

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 14, 2022 · 09:20 am
  • Makar Sankranti 2021: Auspicious time, significance and history

    Makar Sankranti 2021: Auspicious time, significance and history

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 14, 2021 · 08:00 am
  • Makar Sankranti: When does Makar Sankranti fall in 2020?

    Makar Sankranti: When does Makar Sankranti fall in 2020?

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 07, 2020 · 07:00 am
  • On Makar Sankranti, the one thing that ties festivities across India is seasonal eating

    On Makar Sankranti, the one thing that ties festivities across India is seasonal eating

    Priyadarshini Chatterjee
    · Jan 14, 2018 · 11:30 am
  • Gangasagar stampede: Centre and state announce relief packages, local administration denies reports

    Gangasagar stampede: Centre and state announce relief packages, local administration denies reports

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 16, 2017 · 08:33 am
  • This camp in Surat heals birds injured by the kites that people fly for pleasure

    This camp in Surat heals birds injured by the kites that people fly for pleasure

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 16, 2016 · 10:30 am