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Makar Sankranthi & Jholi Celebrations
by BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir and Cultural Center
in Phoenix
Event Type:
Religious Event
Makara Sankranti Events in Phoenix
Description:
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Phoenix, AZ
cordially invites you, your family and friends to attend the auspicious festival of Uttarayan
Makar Sankranti
& JHOLI CELEBRATIONS
Makar Sankranti, the festival of kites, is also known as Uttarayan. In addition to celebrating the northern movement of the sun in the sky, it also marks the sun's transit into the Makar rashi (constellation). Traditionally celebrated by flying of kites, they day also stresses the importance of dan or giving
Devout Hindus donate grains, food items or financially to nearby mandirs. Traditions also stress the importance of donating grains to brahmins or sadhus asking for alms on this day. For BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, the day is also an occasion to remember its founder, Shastriji Maharaj, and how he persevered through extreme difficulties and begged for alms to build mandirs, which eventually formed the foundations of the organization.
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Event Information: Makar Sankranthi & Jholi Celebrations by BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir and Cultural Center
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