- The term
Uttarāyaṇa (commonly Uttarayanam) is
derived from two
different Sanskrit words – "uttaram" (North) and "ayanam" (movement) – thus
indicating the...
- romanized: Makarasaṅkrānti), (transl. Capricorn Festival) also
referred to as
Uttarayana, Makar, or
simply Sankranti, is a
Hindu observance and a festival. Usually...
- (Capricorn) on its
celestial path, and the six-month
Uttarayana period.
Makar Sankranti is also
called Uttarayana - the day on
which the sun
begins his northward...
- and the
start of the sun's six-month-long
journey northwards called Uttarayana when the sun
enters Capricorn. The
festival is
named after the ceremonial...
-
Sanghamitta Day (Theravada Buddhism)
Shabe Yalda (Iran)
Shalako (Zuni)
Uttarayana (India) We
Tripantu (Mapuche)
Willkakuti (Aymara) Yaldā (Western and Central...
-
contributing to a
lively festival. In India,
Makar Sankranti, Thai Pongal,
Uttarayana, Lohri, and Magh Bihu or
Bhogali Bihu in January, Holi in February–March...
- Zee
Bangla is an
Indian Bengali-language
general entertainment pay
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- the sun into
Karka rashi (Cancer). It
marks the end of the six-month
Uttarayana period of
Hindu calendar and the
beginning of the
eponymous period called...
-
solstice is
known as
northward movement (Sanskrit: उत्तरायण, romanized:
uttarāyaṇa) and time
taken by the Sun to move from the
summer solstice to the winter...
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Pandavas and
Kauravas alike.
Before his death,
timed to the au****ious
Uttarayana (winter solstice), he
imparted the
Vishnu Sahasranama to Yudhishthira...
