IN PHOTOS: Glimpses of how India celebrated Makar Sankranti this year
Updated On: 16 January, 2026 03:47 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
Devotees from all over India celebrated the winter harvest festival with their friends and family with prayer and kite flying too
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Devotees from all over India celebrated the winter harvest festival with their friends and family with prayer and kite flying too
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People offer prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the `Makar Sankranti` during the Gangasagar Mela 2026, at Sagar Island, in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal (Photo Courtesy: AFP)
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Sikh devotees take a dip in the holy lake on the occasion of Maghi festival or Makar Sankranti, amid dense fog at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on January 14
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Artists perform the folk dance ‘Chindu Yakshaganam’ during the harvest festival Makar Sankranti in Hyderabad on January 13
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Kites dot the sky during the `Makar Sankranti` festival, in Jaipur on Wednesday, January 14, as people come together to celebrate the harvest festival during which kite-flying is an important part of the festivties
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The night ended with fireworks lighting up the sky during the `Makar Sankranti` festival, in Jaipur on January 14
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