Should the festival be celebrated on 14th or 15th? Know the auspicious time and right time for bathing:

News India Live, Digital Desk: The first big festival of the new year i.e. Makar Sankranti Has arrived. We all eagerly wait for this day, some to fly kites and some to eat hot khichdi and sesame laddus. But apart from the fun, this festival has a deeper meaning for both our religion and health.

Today we will talk about Makar Sankranti 2026, when should you do puja, what is the right time to take bath and what should be donated so that there is happiness in the house throughout the year.

Why celebrate this festival?

First of all, understand in simple language what is happening today. Today, Sun God is entering the house of his son Shani Dev i.e. ‘Capricorn’. That is why it is called Makar Sankranti. It is believed that from today the cold starts decreasing a little and the days start getting longer. Also, now auspicious works like marriages will start again as Kharmas is ending.

Auspicious time of worship (Shubh Muhurat)

There is often confusion regarding the date of Sankranti – 14th or 15th? According to the calendar, Sankranti will fall this year in 2026. virtuous period It is on Wednesday, January 14.

• Time of Punya Kaal: The auspicious period will begin with sunrise in the morning.
• Mahapunya period: This is a special time when the results of charity are manifold. Try to take bath and do charity early in the morning, after the sun rises.

Bathing: Why is it important to bathe with cold water?

You might be wondering what is the logic of bathing in a river or cold water in such severe cold? In fact, bathing in Ganga on this day has great significance in our scriptures. If Ganga ji is not near, then mix a little Ganga water and black sesame seeds in the bathing water at home.

Applying sesame paste and bathing with sesame water is very good for the body, because scientifically sesame gives warmth to the body. So bear the cold for a day, the results will be very good.

very easy method of worship

You don’t have to do anything fancy for the puja:

1. Wake up early in the morning, take bath and wear clean clothes (yellow or red if possible).
2. Take water in a copper pot, add red flowers, roli, akshat (rice) and black sesame seeds in it.
3. Now face the East direction and offer water to Lord Surya while saying “Om Suryay Namah”.
4. After this, light a lamp in the temple of the house and remember your family deities.

What to donate? (What to donate)

Makar Sankranti is also called the ‘festival of charity’. There is an old saying – Whatever you donate on this day, you will get it back a hundredfold.

• Sesame and Jaggery: This is most important. Donation of sesame seeds pleases Shani Dev and jaggery pleases Surya Dev.
• A dish in South Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils: That is why this festival is also called “Khichdi” in many places. Donate rice, black urad dal, salt and ghee to a Brahmin or poor person.
• blanket: If it is cold season, then giving woolen clothes or blanket to a needy person is the greatest act of charity.

What is special about the food?

It is customary to eat curd-chuda and khichdi after the puja. In UP and Bihar it is considered a good omen. So, sit back with your family and enjoy khichdi, eat sesame laddus and if the weather permits, go to the terrace and have a fight!