Universe by itself has no form. What we think to be the universe is just a perceived form of the custom mapping done by our brain of the limited range of electromagnetic spectrum which the Cone cells in our eyes perceive in three different ranges with their intensities being identified by the Rod cells in the eyes.
Makara Sankranti is one of those rare Hindu festivals which is based on a solar event, because the Hindu calendar itself is actually a lunar calendar. This festival is supposed to mark the event of Sun entering Capricorn. This festival is also said to mark the event of Sun beginning its northward journey in the celestial sphere which will also mark the coming of summer.
Having said that, what are the actual facts? Have we missed out something in this ancient practice? Read this book to know more about Makara Sankranti and Uttarayana.
A river which is 2525 kilometers long, which has been the lifeline of the entire stretch of the Ganga-Yamuna plains, with over 300 million dependents today, why is Ganga considered so sacred? What is the secret behind its water?
Mithraism was the religion that was practised by the ancient Romans (Pagans) before they converted to Christianity. Mithra is an ancient vedic deity who was worshipped along with Varuna.
The current Gregorian calendar does not have 0 CE! Because 0 CE means there is no such year! The calendar directly jumps from 1 BCE to 1 CE which is quite natural when you consider the definition of Zero
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible. What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.