Tag: Makara Sankranti

Cuttack: Taking note of grievous injuries and even instances of death during kite flying in the Millennium city during Makara Sankranti in the recent past, a joint team of officials of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) and the district administration today conducted raids at several kite shops in the city and seized manja thread from some […]

By Srinibash Samal Denizens take religious dips in ponds and rivers to visiting temples and offered special prayers as ‘Makar Sankranti’ is being celebrated with pomp and grandeur in Odisha. According to the lunar calendar, when the sun moves from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn or from Dakshinayana to Uttarayana, in […]