India welcomed the new harvest on Thursday in myriad cultural forms of Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Bhogali Bihu while thousands took a holy dip in the
Ganga from Haridwar to Ganga Sagar to mark the end of winter by the Indian calendar.
On Makar Sankranti, the day begins with the devout taking dips in holy rivers at places like Haridwar in the north, Ganga Sagar in the east and Prayag in the centre to worship the Sun God.
In Haridwar, millions of Hindus gathered to take the holy dip in Ganga Thursday, marking the commencement of Maha Kumbh.
Text: Sify News Desk
Image: Devotees perform rituals as they take holy dip in river Ganges in Haridwar on Thursday. (Photographs copyright PTI)
