Indians celebrate Makarsankranti with kites and jubilation

Makar Sankranti is celebrated all over India in different ways with people flying kites or taking to the holy river Ganga for an annual dip (Photo: PTI)

Young girls enjoy kite flying on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in Thane near Mumbai (Photo: PTI)

A man dressed as Hindu god Shiva begs for alms during a holy dip in the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River on Makar Sankranti festival in Gangasagar, India (Photo: PTI)

A sadhu taking holy dip in river Ganges on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh (Photo: PTI)

BJP president Amit Shah flies a Kite during the celebrations to mark the Makar Sankranti festival in Ahmedabad (Photo: PTI)

Devottees run with a bull as it jumps over fire as part of Makar Sankranti (Harvest festival) celebrations in Bengaluru (Photo: PTI)

Tourists participate in the tradition of flying kites in Jaipur (Photo: PTI)

A barber tonsures a man's head on the beach during a holy dip in the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River on Makar Sankranti festival in Gangasagar (Photo: PTI)