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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Hindu festival
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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sun god Surya
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gptkbp:calendar
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solar
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gptkbp:celebratedIn
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:customs
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gptkb:charity
bonfires
feasting
kite flying
bathing in holy rivers
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gptkbp:date
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January 14
January 15
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:etymology
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Makara means Capricorn
Sankranti means transition
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gptkbp:festival
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religious
seasonal
harvest
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Makara Sankranti
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gptkbp:importantFor
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marks the beginning of longer days
marks the end of the winter solstice
marks the start of Uttarayana
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Sanskrit
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gptkbp:majorPilgrimageSites
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gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkb:Haridwar
gptkb:Prayagraj
gptkb:Ganga_Sagar
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hindus
gptkb:Sikhs
Jains
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:Pongal
gptkb:Uttarayan
gptkb:Magh_Bihu
gptkb:Maghi
gptkb:Sankranthi
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Khichdi_in_Uttar_Pradesh
gptkb:Magh_Bihu_in_Assam
gptkb:Maghi_in_Punjab
gptkb:Pongal_in_Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Uttarayan_in_Gujarat
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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harvest season
winter solstice
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Hinduism
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:festival
marks the sun's transition into Makara (Capricorn)
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gptkbp:traditionalFood
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gptkb:chikki
laddoo
pongal (rice dish)
tilgul (sesame and jaggery sweets)
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gptkbp:Uttarayana
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six-month auspicious period in Hindu calendar
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jagannath_Puri
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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