After Lohri celebrations, the religious fervor of Makar Sankranti, a mid-winter harvest festival, was all around in India on Wednesday. A little boy with a tinge of smile was seen riding on a bike behind his father along with kites in Dehradun’s Balbir Road.
In Haridwar, thousands of people took holy dip at Har-Ki-Pauri and nearby ghats on the occasion amid tight security arrangements.
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