Sankranthi is a harvest festival and “Sankranthi” means movement. It is a celebration of the sun entering from the zodiac sign Dhanur/Sagittarius into Makara/Capricorn.  So this Makara Sankranti is all about the Sun moving from Dakshinayana/Southern to Uttarayana/Northern Hemisphere.  The Uttarayana period begins from 14th January and ends on 14th July of Sun.  The time … Continue reading Makara Sankranti