In pictures: Vibrant ‘Makar Sankranti’ celebrations across India
Nationwide harvest festival, known with different names Sankranti, Lohri, Pongal, Magh Bihu, and Uttarayan, symbolises gratitude for bountiful harvests.
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Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan offers prayers at Maa Hingula Temple during the Makar Sankranti festival in Odisha's Talcher on Sunday.(X/Dharmendra Pradhan)
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Rituals by women at the Ganga riverbank at NIT Ghat in Patna mark the celebration of Makar Sankranti on Sunday.(Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi observes Makar Sankranti by feeding cows at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday.(X/Narendra Modi)
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PM Modi participates in Pongal celebrations, conducting rituals at Union minister L Murugan's residence in New Delhi on Sunday.(X/Narendra Modi)
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