Gandhinagar: Uttarayan is an occasion for dan-punya (making donations and doing charity). At number of places, needy people were helped today and cattle were offered food.

Gau Pujan by Shri Somnath Trust at Prabhas Patan in Gujarat to mark Makarsankranti festival today

Charity (daan, punya) an integral part of Makar Sankranti celebration in Gujarat; Here in video clip, Har Har Mahadev AnnKshetra group in Akhbarnagar area, offering feast of traditional Uttarayan meal – Undhiyu, Puri, Jalebi, Kachori to needy people for free.

Charity (daan, punya) an integral part of Makar Sankranti celebration in Gujarat; Here in video clip, Har Har Mahadev AnnKshetra group in Akhbarnagar area, offering feast of traditional Uttarayan meal – Undhiyu, Puri, Jalebi, Kachori to needy people for free. pic.twitter.com/pkCwKOtlSA

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A drive for collection of donations for proposed Ram Janmabhumi Mandir in Ayodhya has kicked off today. SGVP Gurukul has contributed Rs. 51 lakh and marked the start.

Rs. 51 lakh contribution for construction of a grand Ram Janmabhumi Mandir in Ayodhya was made today by SGVP Swaminarayan Gurukul Pariwar in Karnavati. Shastri Madhavpriyadasji offered a cheque and kicked off the drive to collect contribution for Ram Mandir: Vishwa Hindu Parishad pic.twitter.com/Bpi9q70Mk2

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