On the event of Makar Sankranti on Saturday, heaps of devotees took the holy dip in river Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
As devotees flocked to the river for the holy dip at the event of the harvest competition, a large crowd became visible at the Varanasi ghats queuing as much as provide prayers to the solar god.
To make certain that the travelers take the holy dip safely, tubtub kunds had been advanced on floating jetties. Handicraft, ODOP, GI. Product stalls had been incorporated with the tent town a good way to act as a sustainable financial platform for the nearby population.
Makar Sankranti is a competition withinside the Hindu calendar, wherein devotees make services to the deity Surya. The day marks the primary day of the solar’s transit into the Makara, marking the stop of the month with the iciness solstice and the begin of longer days.
Makar Sankranti, that is one of the maximum auspicious instances withinside the yr that marks the transition of the Sun from Dakshinayan to Uttarayan.
Observed on January 14 each yr, the competition is thought with the aid of using diverse names in exceptional components of the united states including Pongal, Bihu and Maghi. Devotees in numerous components of the united states achieved rituals at exceptional ghats.
Several Hindu devotees and Naga Sadhus from exceptional components of the united states accumulated at Kolkata’s Babu Ghat to take a holy dip in the course of Gangasagar Mela at the event of Makar Sankranti.