Sankranti is celebrated all over South Asia and India with some regional variatilns. In India it is known by different regional names:
Makar Sankranti or Sankranti - Andra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and West Bengal
Uttarayan - Gujarat, Rajasthan
Maghi - Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab
Pongal - Tamil Nadu
Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu - Assam Valley
Shishur Seankraat - Kashmir Valley
In other Asian countries too, the day is celebrated but under different names and ways :
Maghi or Maghe Sankranti - Nepal
Songkran - Thailand
Pi Ma Lao - Laos
Thingvan - Myanmar
Moha Sangkran - Cambodia
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