puja
Karkata Sankranti
- Shrabana
- କର୍କଟ ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି (ଶ୍ରାବଣ ପହିଲି)
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Karkata Sankranti is the day the Sun enters Karkata (Cancer). In the solar Odia calendar each month begins with a Sankranti, and this one begins the month of Shrabana.
Karkata Sankranti is the day the Sun enters Karkata (Cancer) and moves from Uttarayana towards Dakshinayana, a period seen as suitable for rites for the ancestors.