{"id":69,"date":"2016-01-14T20:03:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T20:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cozynuk.com\/blog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2016-01-14T20:03:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T20:03:34","slug":"makar-sankranti-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cozynuk.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/14\/makar-sankranti-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Makar Sankranti 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The festival of kites, celebrated on 15th of January in India.<\/p>\n<p>Makara Sankranti is a Hindu festival celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms. It is a harvest festival. 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