1404304106rathasaptami[1]Makara means Capricorn and Sankranti means transition. Makara Sankranti festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fanfare all across India. Makara Sankranti is primarily a harvest festival dedicated to Lord Sun. Makara Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path.

Makara Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India. Makara Sankranti commemorates the beginning of the harvest season and cessation of the northeast monsoon in South India. The movement of the Sun from one zodiac sign into another is called Sankranti and as the Sun moves into the Capricorn zodiac known as Makara in Sanskrit, this occasion is named as Makara Sankranti in the Indian context. It is one of the few Hindu Indian festivals which are celebrated on 14 January every year or on 15 January.

Makara Sankranti, apart from a harvest festival is also regarded as the beginning of an auspicious phase in Indian culture. It is said as the ‘holy phase of transition’. It marks the end of an inauspicious phase which according to the Hindu calendar begins around mid-December. It is believed that any auspicious and sacred ritual can be sanctified in any Hindu family, this day onwards. Scientifically, this day marks the beginning of warmer and longer days compared to the nights. In other words, Sankranti marks the termination of winter season and beginning of a new harvest or spring season.

All over the country, Makara Sankranti is observed with great fanfare. However, it is celebrated with distinct names and rituals in different parts of the country. In the states of northern and western India, the festival is celebrated as the Sankranti day with special zeal and fervour. The importance of this day has been signified in the ancient epics like Mahabharata also. So, apart from socio-geographical importance, this day also holds a historical and religious significance. As it is the festival of Sun God, and he is regarded as the symbol of divinity and wisdom, the festival also holds an eternal meaning to it.

Sri Suryanarayana Puja Vidhanam

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11 Comments

Srinivas Kumar · January 14, 2019 at 11:45 am

Pls share the sankramana tarpana sankalpam

Sridhar K V · January 14, 2019 at 3:48 pm

Thanks so much for the content!! My humble suggestion is to include what is required for performing the Pooja in the article for the ignorant souls like me.

Chandrasekar Muthukrishnan · January 14, 2019 at 6:37 pm

This website was very helpful to perform the pongal Pooja. Thank s a lot..!!

Sivaram · January 15, 2019 at 2:51 am

Thank you a lot again.

Jaishankar A L · January 14, 2020 at 8:03 pm

Namaskarams! Happy Pongal to everyone Requesting Pongal/Sankaranthi – Suryanarayana Puja Vidhanam for 2020.

Sri Ramanan · January 15, 2020 at 3:15 am

Please every time include the time duration of each MP3 that you post, so we plan onlistening/ doing puja in a planned way.

Saravanan · January 15, 2020 at 10:48 am

I Saravanan I have register with Vedabhavan site for more than 2 yrs .I see most useful things are been shared before each festival. I request even if Ammavasya Tarpanam is also shared it would be more helpful. Thankyou

V.Bhama · January 15, 2020 at 3:28 pm

Namaskaram. This is very useful. If you can release a MP3 for tomorrow’s Devendra Puja and Gho Puja it will be very helpful.

Vyjayanthi · January 16, 2020 at 12:37 am

Thanks so much for the puja vidhanam.
It is very clear and useful. Thanks again🙏🙏

Manjunath T K · January 16, 2020 at 5:59 pm

hello sir, could you please make the above in pdf so that it would be easy to do the poojas Thanks Manjunath T K

Krithika · January 15, 2021 at 12:11 am

Thank you.

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