Makar Sankranti Celebrations Across India

People celebrated Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival, across the nation today.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, celebrates Makar Sankranti with Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan at his residence in New Delhi. (Press Trust of India)
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, celebrates Makar Sankranti with Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan at his residence in New Delhi. (Press Trust of India)
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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoying a traditional food item at Makar Sankranti celebrations, at his residence in New Delhi. (Press Trust of India)
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoying a traditional food item at Makar Sankranti celebrations, at his residence in New Delhi. (Press Trust of India)
  • Ambitab Bachchan with Akshara Hassan and Dhanush enjoying kite flying 'Shamitabh' on Makar Sankranti in Ahmedabad. (Press Trust of India)
    Ambitab Bachchan with Akshara Hassan and Dhanush enjoying kite flying 'Shamitabh' on Makar Sankranti in Ahmedabad. (Press Trust of India)
  • A sadhu takes a holy dip in the river Ganga on Sagar Island in West Bengal on Tuesday. (Press Trust of India)
    A sadhu takes a holy dip in the river Ganga on Sagar Island in West Bengal on Tuesday. (Press Trust of India)
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  • A priest distributes prasadam among the devotees on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Sagar Island on Wednesday. (Press Trust of India)
    A priest distributes prasadam among the devotees on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Sagar Island on Wednesday. (Press Trust of India)
  • People enjoy kite flying in Jaipur during the International kite festival on the occasion of Makara Sankranti in Jaipur. (Press Trust of India)
    People enjoy kite flying in Jaipur during the International kite festival on the occasion of Makara Sankranti in Jaipur. (Press Trust of India)
  • Sikh devotees pay obeisance at the Golden Temple on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Amritsar. (Press Trust of India)
    Sikh devotees pay obeisance at the Golden Temple on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Amritsar. (Press Trust of India)
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  • A view of tents installed by devotees on the bank of Sangam during Magh mela festival in Allahabad. (Press Trust of India)
    A view of tents installed by devotees on the bank of Sangam during Magh mela festival in Allahabad. (Press Trust of India)