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Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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makarasaṅkrānti
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var. makarasaṃkrānti, māghesaṃgrā̃tī, māghyāsaṃkrānti; n. 1) day marking the passage of the sun into the zodical sign of capricorn (
makara
) and first day of the solar month of Māgha. 2) the festival held on that day.
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