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Annapurna Jayanti 2025 date: Aghaan (Margashirsha) month is considered very auspicious and sacred in Hindu religion. The birth anniversary of Mother Annapurna is celebrated on the full moon date of this month. Annapurna Devi has been called the goddess of food, prosperity, nutrition and sustenance. It is believed that if Mother’s blessings remain, there is never shortage of food in the family. This is the reason why Annapurna Jayanti is considered an important date in the Hindu calendar. This year, there is some confusion among people regarding Annapurna Jayanti whether it should be celebrated on 4th December or 5th December. Let us know about the date, time and method of worship.
When is Annapurna Jayanti 2025?
According to the calendar, this year Annapurna Jayanti will be celebrated on 4 December 2025. Although Purnima Tithi will start in the morning of 4th December and will continue till the morning of 5th December, but since Udaya Tithi is on 4th December, Jayanti will be celebrated on this day.
Annapurna Jayanti 2025 date and time
- Purnima Tithi Start: 4 December 2025, will last till 8:37 am.
- End of Purnima Tithi: December 5, 2025, at 4:43 am.
auspicious time of puja
According to the Panchang, on the day of Annapurna Jayanti, it will be from 10.53 am to 1.29 pm. This time is considered very good for worshiping Goddess Annapurna, donating food and fasting.
Who is Mata Annapurna?
According to religious beliefs, Mother Annapurna is the food-form power of Lord Shiva. According to the story, once Lord Shiva said that everything in the world is false. Then Mother Parvati stopped giving him food to test him. When famine and hunger started spreading in the world, Lord Shiva himself humbly prayed to Mother Annapurna to provide him food. From that day food started being considered complete, sacred and divine. The message of this story is that food is supreme in the world and life is not possible without it.
Annapurna Jayanti Puja Vidhi
On the day of birth anniversary, wake up early in the morning and clean the house thoroughly. Purify the kitchen stove and other utensils with Ganga water. Install the idol or picture of Mata Annapurna at the place in the kitchen where food is prepared (like the stove). Keep a pot filled with water at the place of worship. Offer Roli, Akshat, turmeric, flowers, fruits, and naivedya (offering) to Mata Annapurna. Be sure to include kheer or any home-made satvik sweet in the offering.
On this day, especially worship the grain store of the house (like a box of rice or wheat) and the kitchen stove. Apply turmeric and kumkum on the cereal box and pay obeisance to it. At last, perform the Aarti of Mata Annapurna and pray to her that there should never be any shortage of food and money in your house. Donating food to poor or needy people on this day is considered very auspicious.
Significance of Annapurna Jayanti
In Hindu religion, Goddess Annapurna is considered the presiding deity of food, prosperity and sustenance. She is a form of Mother Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva. It is believed that ‘food’ is the basis of life for the sustenance of the universe, and Mata Annapurna is its protector. Worship of Mata Annapurna in the month of Agahan (Margashirsha) has special significance, because the rituals performed in this month are especially fruitful. On the day of Annapurna Jayanti, if worship is done as per the rituals, the food stores in a person’s house never become empty and poverty is eliminated.
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