Significance & Spiritual Meaning
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
Significance & Spiritual Meaning
This is a harvest festival of January, kept as the Sun enters Makara and begins its northward journey.
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
Makar Sankranti is kept in India under many names: Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Lohri and Maghi in Punjab, Uttarayan in Gujarat and Bhogi on the eve of Pongal. It thanks the Sun and the land for the harvest.
Key Rituals & Observance
Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices
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A holy bath, and offering of water to the Sun.
- 2Step 2
Till (sesame) and jaggery sweets, khichdi and charity.
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Kite flying in Gujarat, bonfires at Lohri and Bhogi, and the boiling of the Pongal rice.
Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras
Lord Surya • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings
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Lord Surya · Mantra
ॐ सूर्याय नमः ॥
Om Suryaya Namah
Meaning
Salutations to Lord Surya.
108 JapaSacred Mantra