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Makar Sankranti 2026: The festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country. This is an important festival of Hindu religion. This festival is celebrated when Sun God enters Capricorn. Special worship of Sun God is done on Makar Sankranti. Bathing is done in holy rivers. By doing all these things on this day, one gets special virtue. This year, according to Udaya Tithi, this holy festival will be celebrated on 15 January. On this day, along with bathing, donation and worship, sesame seeds are also used specially.
Those who are unable to bathe in holy rivers on the day of Makar Sankranti are advised to bathe in water mixed with sesame seeds. It is believed that this also gives the results of taking a pilgrimage. Sesame is also considered to be of great importance in Ayurveda. In such a situation, let us know how sesame originated and why it is considered very important on Makar Sankranti?
Story of origin of sesame seeds
It is said that seeing Hiranyakashipu continuously torturing his son Prahlad, Lord Shri Hari Vishnu, the guardian of the world, became filled with anger. In anger his body became filled with sweat. It is said that moles were born from this sweat falling on the ground. Sesame seeds are considered as sacred as Ganges water. It is believed that the touch of Ganga water takes dead souls to Vaikuntha. Similarly, sesame seeds also show the path of salvation to ancestors, wandering souls and unsatisfied creatures.
Why is it important on Makar Sankranti?
In religion and astrology, mole is also considered a symbol of Shani Dev, son of Sun God. This is the reason why its usefulness increases even more on the day of Makar Sankranti. On this day, eating jaggery and sesame seeds mixed together and donating them has a very positive effect on the life of both Saturn and Sun. There is also a tradition of filling Tilkut on the day of Makar Sankranti. In North India, offerings of jaggery, rice and sesame are made to the family deity. This prasad is considered a symbol of harmony in the family.
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