Maghi
maghi regional name hindu festival makar sankranti celebrated punjab haryana jammu division himachal pradesh himachal festival also known maghi saaji magha ra saza bihar nepal also referred maghi parva maghi sankranti whereas known maghi sangrand uttarain uttarayana jammu sakrat haryana maghi celebrated first day month magh hindu calendar follows heel midwinter festival lohri marked bonfire north indian field yard next morning hindu see auspicious occasion ritual bathing pond river makar sankranti pongal celebrated part indian subcontinent hindu always first day month magha bikrami calendar maghi sun take northern journey entering sign makara capricorn hindu take bath river ganga possible river rivulet canal pond maghi makar sankranti day bhishma attained mukti liberation hearing discourse mystery life death since kartik purnima day mahabharata war follows festival lohri north india particularly popular punjab region maghi popularly referred magha ra saza part himachal pradesh magh coldest month hill agriculture come stand still month dedicated worship agni devta village himachal lohri night part maghi celebration referred masant another ritual associated maghi madraison puja house cleaned decorated sikh community gathering commemorate martyrdom forty sikh chalis mukte deserted tenth last human guru sikhism guru gobind singh anandpur sahib later rejoined guru died fighting mughal empire army led wazir khan sikh make pilgrimage site war take holy dip sacred water pond gurdwara sri tootti ganddi sahib muktsar fair mela held muktsar sahib every year called mela maghi held memory forty sikh martyr tradition started commemorate sikh martyr gave life protect tenth guru festival observed mentioned guru amar da third guru sikhism punjab maghi celebrated people eating kheer rauh di kheer old dish rice cooked sugarcane juice dish prepared evening maghi kept cool served cold next morning maghi redchili mixed curd part punjab india also traditional practice eat khichdi mixed lentil consume raw sugarcane jaggery fair held many place punjab maghi makar sankranti sankranti thai pongal winter solstice lohri maghe sankranti