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Dhanu Sankranti 2025: The festival of Sankranti is considered very special and important in Hindu religion. The festival of Sankranti is associated with Lord Sun. The festival of Sankranti is celebrated in the name of the zodiac sign in which Lord Sun enters. When Sun God enters Jupiter’s zodiac sign Sagittarius, the festival of Dhanu Sankranti is considered. The tradition of bathing in the holy river and donating on the day of Dhanu Sankranti has been going on for centuries. On this day, Arghya is offered to Lord Sun.
Special worship is done to Sun God. It is believed that when worshiped on the day of Dhanu Sankranti, Lord Sun bestows blessings of health and happiness. Taking bath, donating and reciting puja on the day of Dhanu Sankranti brings auspiciousness in life. There are also some tasks which, if done on this day, can lead to inauspicious results in life, hence these five tasks should not be done on the day of Dhanu Sankranti.
Dhanu Sankranti is being celebrated today
Today the holy festival of Dhanu Sankranti is being celebrated. According to the Panchang, the auspicious period on Dhanu Sankranti has started at 7.06 am in the morning, which will continue till 12.16 pm. While the Mahapunya period of Dhanu Sankranti has also started at 7.06 am, the Mahapunya period will remain till 8.50 am only.
Do not do these things on the day of Dhanu Sankranti
- Donation is considered very important on the day of Dhanu Sankranti, but do not regret by donating food, clothes or money on this day. By doing this, charity is insulted and the virtuous results of charity are destroyed.
- Sagittarius: Do not show laziness on the day of Sankranti. Don’t sleep late on this day. Avoid anger, dispute and harsh words. By doing this the positive energy gets destroyed.
- In the scriptures, it is said to avoid tamasic food like meat, alcohol, garlic and onion on the day of Dhanu Sankranti, hence do not consume these tamasic things on this day. Because eating tamasic things on this day reduces the virtuous results.
- On the day of Dhanu Sankranti, do not forget to offer Arghya to the Sun God and worship him. According to beliefs, ignoring Sun God on this day can increase health related problems.
- Take care of cleanliness on the day of Dhanu Sankranti. Do not litter the house on this day. Because dirt in the house hinders the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi. Not only this, doing so brings financial crisis to the family.
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