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Makar Sankranti 2019: Date, Shubh Muhurat, Pooja Vidhi, Mantra, Importance & Significance

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Makar Sankranti 2019: Date, Shubh Muhurat, Pooja Vidhi, Mantra, Importance & Significance

Makar Sankranti 2019: Makar Sankranti also known as harvest and kite flying festival is celebrated by many Indians across the world. The festival that usually falls on January 14 every year, will be celebrated on January 15 this year. The day marks the beginning of the period of harvest. This auspicious day holds a significance, Mata Mahishasurmardini, with the purpose of destroying Mahishasur, first set foot on earth, in the Kataraaj ashram of Rishi Kardam and Devahuti.

Importance of Makar Sankranti

This festival is itself in it, a great boon for the people who can pray and give offerings to Lord Suryadev on this day. As per Brahma Samhita (5.52):

yac-cakṣur eṣa savitā sakala-grahāṇāṁ
rājā samasta-sura-mūrtir aśeṣa-tejāḥ
yasyājñayā bhramati sambhṛta-kāla-cakro
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

The sun who is the king of all the planets, full of infinite effulgence, the image of the good soul, is as the eye of this world. I adore the primaeval Lord Govinda in pursuance of whose order the sun performs his journey mounting the wheel of time. The sun has been adorned as the eye of the supreme person. In the Purusha Sukta (Rig Veda 10.7.14), it’s said.

Puja Vidhi

It comprises of Shri Kalash Sthapan, Shodashopchar Puja, Suryadev puja, Suryadev Shanti Yagya, Go puja, Ganga Puja, 1008 Surya Gayatri Japa, Brihad Aditya Hriday Strota path, Sarva Shanti Puja, Purnahuti, Homa and Visarjan.
It is advised in the shastras to feed the Brahmins and cows as well on the same day so as to get the maximum benefit out of the puja.

Puja Samagri

The puja samagris includes:

*Purified Mango wood
*Surya Shanti samagri
*Kumkum
*Akshat
*Naivedya
*Gangajal
*Kalash
*Shriphal
*Havan Samidha
*Shodash Matrika
*Ruby
*Orange cloth
*Surya itra
*Chandan
*Durva dal
*Surya yantra and so on…

Puja timings

The Punya Kaal muhurta starts at 7:19 am and will go on till 12:30 pm, which will be a duration of 5 hours 11 minutes.

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