Makar Sankranti at Shivnarayan Dham: Rituals, Merit, and Auspicious Beginnings

• Makar Sankranti 2025 will be celebrated on January 14, marking the Sun's transition to Uttarayan, considered a divine period.
• Shivnarayan Dham in Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, is a sacred Triveni Sangam (Mahanadi, Shivnath, Jonk) ideal for Makar Sankranti bathing.
• Bathing in the Triveni Sangam, worshipping Surya Dev, and donating sesame, jaggery, khichdi, rice, and flat beans are key rituals.
• Pandit Basant Sharma Maharaj emphasizes that Makar Sankranti ends Kharmas, initiating auspicious times for ceremonies.
• Donating sesame-jaggery ladoos with a coin/gold, sesame mountains, and rice-lentil mixtures are believed to bring merit.

Why It Matters: Makar Sankranti at Shivnarayan Dham offers unique spiritual merit through sacred bathing and donations.