Story of Devatas

Devatas Story

Start of Good Era

From Makara Sankranti starts the 'day' of devatas (gods), while dakshinayana (southward movement of the sun) is said to be the 'night' of devatas, so most of the auspicious things are done during this time. Uttarayana is also called as Devayana, and the dakshinayana' is called Pitrayana.

It was on this day when Lord Vishnu ended the ever increasing terror of the asuras (demons) by killing them and buried their heads under the Mandara Parvata (Mountain). So Makar Sankranti day denotes  the end of 'negativities' and beginning of good living.