Margashirsha Amavasya 2025: Know Date And List Of Things To Donate Based On Your Zodiac Sign

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The month of Margashirsha is of great significance in Hinduism. Lord Krishna also spoke about it in the Bhagavad Gita. “Among the months, I am Margashirsha,” he says.

The new moon day of this month is called Margashirsha Amavasya or Agahan Amavasya, which is no less important than Kartik Amavasya.

This date (Margashirsha Amavasya 2025) is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, Chandra Dev, and the ancestors. Read below to know more.


Margashirsha Amavasya 2025 Date And Shubh Muhurat

According to the vedic calendar, Margashirsha Amavasya will begin on November 19th at 9:43 AM. This date will end the next day, November 20th, at 12:16 PM. According to this, Margashirsha Amavasya will be observed on November 20th.

Importance Of Donating And Taking A Holy Bath On This Day

On this day, taking a holy bath in the sacred rivers Ganga, Yamuna, or at any other pilgrimage site is considered highly auspicious. If this is difficult, one should bathe at home by mixing Ganga jal in water. It is said that giving charity after bathing helps to absolve all sins. Donating food, clothing, and sesame seeds on this day is considered highly auspicious.

Items to Donate Based on Zodiac Signs

  • Aries (Mesh): Donate peanuts, kidney beans (rajma), finger millet (ragi), and jaggery.
  • Taurus (Vrishabh): Donate milk, yoghurt, cheese, butter, and related items.
  • Gemini (Mithun): Donate green vegetables, green fruits, and whole green gram (moong).
  • Cancer (Kark): Donate wheat flour, refined flour, salt, rice, and sugar.
  • Leo (Singh): Donate red lentils (masoor dal), red chilli, finger millet (ragi), and wheat.
  • Virgo (Kanya): Donate funds, whole green gram (moong), and capsicums to a cowshed (gaushala).
  • Libra (Tula): Donate salt, wheat flour, refined flour, and white-coloured garments.
  • Scorpio (Vrishchik): Donate finger millet (ragi), sweet potatoes, red lentils (masoor dal), and millet (madua).
  • Sagittarius (Dhanu): Donate ripe bananas, ripe papayas, gram flour (besan), and yellow clothing.
  • Capricorn (Makar): Donate black sesame seeds, flaxseeds, black mustard seeds, and similar items.
  • Aquarius (Kumbh): Donate leather footwear, black blankets, and black garments.
  • Pisces (Meen): Donate gram lentils (chana dal), maize, roasted gram flour (sattu), and ripe bananas.

 

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