Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan Begins)
Sun enters Capricorn; celebrated as Pongal, Lohri, Magh Bihu, Uttarayan harvest extravaganza.
Essays on Sanatana Dharma, astronomical science behind Hindu festivals, temple architecture, and practical Vedic philosophy.
Sun enters Capricorn; celebrated as Pongal, Lohri, Magh Bihu, Uttarayan harvest extravaganza.
Sun enters Pisces; final solar transit preparing for the upcoming Vedic spring season.
Sun enters Aries; celebrated as Tamil Puthandu, Vishu, Poila Boishakh, Baisakhi, and Pana Sankranti.
Sun enters Taurus; highly auspicious for cow donations and charitable offerings.
Sun enters Gemini; celebrated as Mother Earth agricultural fertility festival Raja Parba in Odisha.
Sun enters Cancer; marks commencement of southern celestial journey (Dakshinayana).
Sun enters Leo (own sign); worship of Sun God and Ghee eating tradition (Olgia).
Sun enters Virgo; divine architect Vishwakarma worship for tools, factories, and technology.
Sun enters Libra; miraculous holy water eruption at Talakaveri source in Kodagu, Karnataka.
Birthday of the Sun God when Surya turned his seven-horse chariot towards the northern hemisphere, celebrated with Jilledu leaf snana.
Three-day grand harvest festival marking Uttarayana Punya Kala: Bhogi Mantalu, Sankranti Pongal, and Kanuma Pasuvula Puja.