Makara Sankranti

Makara Sankranti is celebrated to offer gratitude to which God?

The Sun starts its journey towards this direction on Makar Sankranti.

• East, Purvayan

• South, Dakshinaya

• North, Uttarayan

• West, Paschimayan

Makara Sankranti is a __________ festival

Choose ALL the activities below that relate to this festival.

• Kite flying

• Bonfire

• Surya Pooja

• Fireworks

• Cow Pooja

Choose ALL the food choices below that are significant to this festival.

• Pumpkin

• Sugarcane

• Sesame

• Jaggery

Puranas indicate that on Makar Sankranti, Surya visits his son. Who is the son of Surya?

• Chandra

• Ketu

• Shani

• Rahu

Which great person chose to leave his mortal self on the day of Makara Sankranti After being on an arrow bed for almost a month ?

He was granted a boon that he could die as per his own will and he choose the start of Uttarayan to die as it is believed that there would be no rebirth.

• Abhimanyu

• Bheema

• Karna

• Bheeshma

Makara Sankranti is known by different names in different states of India.

Identify the correct choice below:

• Pongal : TamilNadu

  Uttarayan : Punjab

  Sankranti : Karnataka

  Lohri : Gujarat

  Bihu : Assam

• Pongal : TamilNadu

  Uttarayan : Gujarat

  Sankranti : Karnataka

  Lohri : Punjab

  Bihu : Assam

• Pongal : Kerala

  Uttarayan : Assam

  Sankranti : Karnataka

  Lohri : Punjab

  Bihu : Gujarat