lohri 2026Image Credit source: AI ChatGpt
Lohri 2026: Lohri is considered very important in Sikh religion. Every year this festival is celebrated a day before Makar Sankranti. This year this festival will be celebrated on 13 January i.e. tomorrow. The festival of Lohri is celebrated with great enthusiasm and excitement. This festival is celebrated with great pomp in North India, especially Punjab and Haryana. Lohri is mainly considered a festival related to agriculture.
At this time, farmers celebrate the harvest of their Rabi crops (especially wheat and mustard). They offer the new crop to the fire of Lohri and thank God. The importance of this festival doubles in the house where a new marriage has taken place. If this is your first Lohri after marriage, then keep some special things in mind on this day.
Lohri 2026 Shubh Muhurat
Like every year, this year too the festival of Lohri is going to be celebrated on Tuesday, 13th January. At the same time, the moment of Lohri Sankranti will start on January 14, 2026 at 03:13 pm. The auspicious time of lighting the fire will start at 06.30 pm. This auspicious time is going to last till 08:30 pm.
Keep these things in mind on Lohri
Do not wear very plain or black and white colored clothes on the day of Lohri. Wearing black color on auspicious occasions is prohibited. Wear traditional clothes like phulkari dupatta or heavy suit on this day. Add sesame seeds, jaggery, rewari and peanuts in the sacred fire of Lohri. Many times people unknowingly throw things in the fire from the same vessel while eating peanuts or rewari. The things which are to be put in the fire, first take them out and keep them separately. Don’t make him a liar. It is inauspicious to do so.
Whatever gift you receive from everyone, accept it with a smile and seek blessings from the elders. Circumambulate the fire of Lohri. Doing this is considered a symbol of good luck and family growth. The most important time to light the fire is on the evening of Lohri, at that time be sure to be present at the time of puja and offering.
Also read: Makar Sankranti 2026: Why is Khichdi prepared and eaten on Makar Sankranti? Know astrological and religious significance
Disclaimer: The information given in this news is based on religious beliefs and general information. TV9 Bharatvarsha does not confirm this.