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Introduction :
Makar Sankranti coincides with the beginning of the Sun's northward journey or the movement of the Sun to the Northern hemisphere; it is the most auspicious day in the Hindu calendar. Falling on the 15th January. This day has a very special implication because the day and night on Makar Sankrant are of precisely of equal hours. This day is celebrated as a festival right from the times of the Aryans. Makar accurately means "Capricorn" and Sankranti is the day when the Sun changes it's position from one sign of the Zodiac to the other. Even though Sankranti comes every month, but in the month of
"Magha" (January) auspicious it coincides with the crop season and marks the end of the winter season and then celebrated largely. For this reason Celebrate this auspicious occasion with your favorite site rumela.
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