Makar Sankranti Mela

Makar Sankranti Fair is organized every year on 14-15 January in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. During the auspicious time of Sun transits from Sagittarius to Capricorn on around 14-15 January every year, people gather in large numbers on the banks of river Son, Banas, Mahan and Gopad for ceremonial dip in the river. The bathing is followed by giving and consuming jaggery and sesame along with seasonal fruits and vegetables and fairs are held where people gather and celebrate the festival of Sankranti. A grand fair is held at Jogdaha Ghat of Son River near Amilia and Bhanwarsen Ghat of Rampur Naikin. Other important places of fairs are Khaira, Bhitri, Kolodaha, Bhelki, Rampur and Rajgarh etc.