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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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Devotees from all over India celebrated the winter harvest festival with their friends and family with prayer and kite flying too
<p>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)</p>

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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)

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>Artists perform the folk dance &lsquo;Chindu Yakshaganam&rsquo; during the harvest festival Makar Sankranti in Hyderabad on January 13</p>

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Artists perform the folk dance ‘Chindu Yakshaganam’ during the harvest festival Makar Sankranti in Hyderabad on January 13

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>The night ended with fireworks lighting up the sky during the 'Makar Sankranti' festival, in Jaipur on January 14</p>

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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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