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Maghe Sankranti being Observed Today   

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Maghe Sankranti being Observed Today   
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January 15: Maghe Sankranti or Makar Sankranti is being celebrated throughout the country today. The festival is being observed by taking holy dips in rivers and ponds, worshiping at various temples and savouring delicacies like ghee, yam, khichadi (mixed rice pudding) and sweets like chaku and sweets made of sesame and molasses.    
As per the astrological chart, the Makar Sankranti festival has special significance. The sun starts moving towards the northern hemisphere from this day. It is believed that the days get longer and nights shorter from today.

On this day, the sun moves from constellation of Sagittarius to the constellation of Capricorn. According to religious texts like ‘Bhabisya Puran’ and ‘Dharma Sindhu’, devotees will get special blessings and will have robust body if they observe the festival as per the rituals.    
The Newar community observes the festival by taking ghee, chaku and remembering the departed souls. The seniors apply mild-hot edible oil to heads of juniors on this day.    
A large number of devotees throng to holy sites such as Devghat, Barahchhetra, Ridi, Panauti, Dolalghat and Kankai in Nepal and Prayag and Gangasagar in India to take holy bath and perform Shraddha.    
The festival has significance in view of Ayurveda and medical science as well. Food items that are taken on this day are considered to be the source of balance diet which increases the immunity power of the human body. On this day, a festival is organized at the Tilmadhav Narayan Temple at Taumadhi Tole, Bhaktapur and puja of Deepakankar Buddha is performed.    
The Tharu community observes this festival as the Maghi with much fanfare and gaiety for five consecutive days. Likewise, the people in the Tarai districts mark this day as the festival of bath known as Nahan. -- RSS

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