Are you also offering water to the Sun God in the wrong way? To attain virtue, know the correct Arghya method:

News India Live, Digital Desk: As soon as the month of January arrives, the smell of sesame-jaggery laddus and the noise of kite flying starts in every house. we are talking makar sankranti 2026 of. It is celebrated with different names in every corner of India, somewhere like Pongal, somewhere Lohri, somewhere Khichdi. But do you know that just flying kites on this day is not enough?

In the scriptures, the day of Makar Sankranti is considered the greatest day for worshiping and donating the Sun God. Let us understand what small things you should keep in mind this Sankranti so that happiness and prosperity come in your life.

Right way to offer water to Sun God (Surya Arghya Vidhi)
Most people take water from a copper pot after taking bath in the morning, but make small mistakes. The correct way to offer ‘Arghya’ to the Sun is:

• Right time: Try to water within an hour of sunrise.
• Characters and Ingredients: Always use copper pot. Add clean water, some kumkum (roli), akshat (rice) and if possible red flowers in it.
• Standing style: While offering water, raise both hands above your forehead and look at the rising sun from the flowing stream.
• Arg Mantra: While offering water, chant “Om Suryay Namah” or “Om Ghrini Suryay Namah” in your mind. Take care that your feet do not fall on that water.

Why is donation so important?
It is said that donations made on Makar Sankranti are returned 100 times. On this day, the Sun comes out of Sagittarius and enters the zodiac sign of its son Saturn, ‘Capricorn’. In such a situation, donating woolen clothes, sesame seeds, jaggery and khichdi removes the defects of both Saturn and Sun.

What to donate according to zodiac sign? (Zodiac Wise Donation Tips)
If you donate according to your zodiac sign, its benefits increase even more:

• Aries and Scorpio: You can donate lentils or jaggery. This will provide energy and peace.
• Taurus and Libra: Donating white clothes, rice or sugar candy will be auspicious for you.
• Gemini and Virgo: You can feed green fodder to the cow or donate moong dal.
• Cancer: It is good to donate white things like milk or a silver coin.
• Lion: Donating something made of wheat or copper will increase self-confidence.
• Sagittarius and Pisces: Donate gram dal or turmeric, it will increase your knowledge.
• Capricorn and Aquarius: Since these are the zodiac signs of Saturn, you must donate black sesame, blanket or mustard oil.

An important advice on the go
The meaning of the festival is not just to perform the rituals, but to have a feeling of kindness and compassion in the mind on that day. Helping a poor or needy person is considered the greatest virtue on this day. This time on Sankranti 2026, spread happiness and make your new beginning with the first rays of the sun.

Best wishes to all of you on Makar Sankranti! What are you doing special this time? Please let us know in the comments.