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How Makar Sankranti is actually celebrated — the specific practices, described plainly, and how they differ between states and communities.
Makar Sankranti 2026: 14 January 20261 dayमकर संक्रांति
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Specific practices rather than a general mood.
The national version of a festival is usually a compromise. This is the actual picture.
Uttarayan — the world's largest kite-flying festival. Gujarat declares a public holiday, Ahmedabad's rooftops fill from dawn, and the night-time kite flying with illuminated strings (tukkal) continues after dark. Maharashtra eats til-gur laddoos and exchanges the greeting 'til gud ghya, aani goad goad bola'.
Pongal, a four-day festival: Bhogi (bonfire of old things), Thai Pongal (the main day, with the pot boiling over), Mattu Pongal (cattle worship) and Kaanum Pongal (family visits). Celebrated on 14–17 January in most years.
Suggi in Karnataka and Sankranti in Andhra and Telangana. In Andhra, three days of Bhogi, Sankranti and Kanuma, with much attention on cattle decoration and the garelu (vada) preparation.
Maghi, the day after Lohri. Considered the start of the new financial year for some communities, with ritual bathing and charity. In Himachal it is Magha, with local fairs.
Poush Sankranti in Bengal, with pithe, patishapta and payesh made from the new rice. In Bihar and eastern UP it is Khichdi Parva, when khichdi is cooked and eaten as the day's primary food.
Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu — the harvest festival of Assam. Community feasts are cooked in temporary bamboo huts (bhelaghar) overnight, and the Meji, a bamboo structure, is burned the next morning.
Observed as Makar Sankranti with the Makar Mela, and it also marks the end of the month-long Dhanu Yatra in Bargarh.
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