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English
Etymology
From Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti).
Noun
Sankranti (plural Sankrantis)
- (Hinduism, astronomy) The transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next.
There are 12 Sankrantis in a year.
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