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Makar Sankranti

The Supreme Court of India 2026 calendar lists Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal on 14 January 2026.

Date / rule14 January 2026 in the Supreme Court of India holiday calendar
ScopeHindu solar observance celebrated in India with substantial regional variation and related names
VerificationGovernment Current Year
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Makar Sankranti?

The Supreme Court of India 2026 calendar lists Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal on 14 January 2026.

Date and recurrence

14 January 2026 in the Supreme Court of India holiday calendar

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Hindu solar observance celebrated in India with substantial regional variation and related names. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Supreme Court of India — 2026 calendarGovernment
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Makar Sankranti?

14 January 2026 in the Supreme Court of India holiday calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 14 January 2026 in the Supreme Court of India holiday calendar.

Does Makar Sankranti fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Makar Sankranti an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Hindu solar observance celebrated in India with substantial regional variation and related names. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Makar Sankranti?

The stored designation basis is: The Supreme Court of India 2026 calendar lists Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal on 14 January 2026.. Supporting provenance includes Supreme Court of India — 2026 calendar. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Makar Sankranti international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Hindu solar observance celebrated in India with substantial regional variation and related names. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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