Makar Sankranti 2026: Bathe, Donate to Remove Pitru Dosh, Graha Dosh

• Makar Sankranti, celebrated on January 14, 2026, marks the sun's entry into Capricorn, signifying auspiciousness and new beginnings.
• Astrologer Pandit Nand Kishore Mudgal of Devghar emphasizes bathing in holy rivers and worshipping Lord Suryadev on this day.
• Donating items like sesame, jaggery, curd, lentils, rice, clothes, and blankets is highly auspicious.
• Donations strengthen Sun and Saturn, remove planetary defects (graha dosh), and bring happiness, prosperity, and peace.
• Donating in memory of ancestors frees one from ancestral afflictions (pitru dosh) and earns merit, according to scriptures.

Why It Matters: Makar Sankranti donations and bathing remove planetary defects and ancestral afflictions, bringing prosperity.