{"id":1636,"date":"2026-01-14T08:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/2026\/01\/14\/pm-modi-greets-nation-on-makar-sankranti-extends-wishes-on-magh-bihu\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:25:55","slug":"pm-modi-greets-nation-on-makar-sankranti-extends-wishes-on-magh-bihu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi Greets Nation on Makar Sankranti, Extends Wishes on Magh Bihu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong> on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of <strong>Makar Sankranti<\/strong>, a harvest festival celebrated across different parts of the country according to local traditions and customs.<\/p>\n<p>Makar Sankranti marks the <strong>transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makar)<\/strong> and is observed as a <strong>mid-winter harvest festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sacred occasion of Sankranti is celebrated in various parts of the country according to local customs and traditions. I pray to Lord Surya for everyone\u2019s happiness, prosperity and excellent health,\u201d Modi said in a post on <strong>X<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate post, the Prime Minister extended greetings on <strong>Uttarayan<\/strong>, another name for the festival in several regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeartfelt greetings on the auspicious occasion of Uttarayan! May this sacred festival of Makar Sankranti fill your life with happiness, and may everyone be blessed with good health and well-being,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay this joyful celebration also strengthen bonds of togetherness and usher in prosperity and positivity for all,\u201d Modi added.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister also conveyed his wishes on <strong>Magh Bihu<\/strong>, which is celebrated in <strong>Assam and parts of the Northeastern region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMagh Bihu celebrates the joy of harvest, abundance and togetherness. May this festival bring prosperity, good health and happiness to every home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay the spirit of gratitude and harmony continue to guide us towards a brighter and more prosperous future,\u201d the Prime Minister added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a harvest festival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}