Margashirsha Amavasya 2024: Date and Time

Margashirsha Amavasya Date: - November 30^th, 2024

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What is Margashirsha Amavasya?

This festival is celebrated during the Krishna Paksha month of Margashirsa. Margashirsa Amavasya is also known as Agahan Amavasya. We are going to celebrate Margashirsa Amavasya on 30th November 2024.

On this day we worship the ancestors, and it brings freedom to our ancestors. People have bathed in the holy Ganges and donated to the poor. On this day we worship Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.

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Margashirsha Amavasya 2024: Story and importance

People have many mythological beliefs related to Margashirsha Amavasya. On Margashirsha Amavasya, Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe, was born. On this day, Lord Shiva did the Tandava Dance.

The protector of the universe, Lord Vishnu, took the form of Lord Vamana. The gods and demons churned the ocean of milk to get the nectar of immortality.

Also, on this day, Lord Krishna tells the Gopis of Vrindavan to take a bath in the holy river, and after that, they can find him.

Margashirsha Amavasya 2024: Importance of the festival

Margashirsha Amavasya is significant in Hinduism and astrology. On this day, people do many rituals to cleanse themselves of negative energies, as Lord Shiva performs the Tandava Dance. Doing Tila Tarpan and Pind Daan helps ancestors find freedom.

Giving things to those in need on Margashirsha Amavasya will bring good karma. The Rudra Abhishek and Maha Mritunjay puja done on Margashirsha Amavasya will bring happiness, positivity, and prosperity.

According to astrology, this festival is related to Saturn planet. If you do Shani Puja, it will lessen the bad effects of the planet Shani and bring you good luck.

You should also offer Arghya to the sun. This will help you receive blessings and grace from the sun god. Bathing in the holy river Ganga will make you free of sins, purify your mind and soul, and bring positive energy to the world.

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Margashirsha Amavasya 2024: The puja rituals

In Margashirsha Amavasya 2024, they will perform many rituals again. These are the key rituals for Margashirsha Amavasya:

1. If you observe fast on this day, you must deposit sesame seeds in the flowing water.
2. Recite prayers and take a bath in the holy river.
3. You should worship lord Vishnu and Shiva.
4. The picture puja should be performed on the banks of the holy river. It is observed for the liberation of our ancestors.
5. If you are kept fast, you should not eat or drink anything at Margashirsha Amavasya.
6. You should also donate food items to needy people as this will bring good results.

Margashirsha Amavasya 2024: Benefits of puja rituals

This is a very auspicious festival in Hinduism. If people perform these rituals with full devotion, they are blessed and their wishes come true. In 2024, we can gain advantages from Margashirsha Amavasya by performing these rituals. We mentioned some benefits:

1. By reciting prayers and bathing in a river, you can reduce the ill effects on the planet.
2. The bath makes our body and soul free of toxins and enhances our health.
3. The bath will help us to lessen anxiety and stress and give us a relaxed mind.
4. After bathing, you should light a Diya with ghee.  
5. This bath will reduce skin diseases.
6. You can connect yourself with the divine world.
7. Narrating Satyanarayan Katha will give you good results.
8. It is auspicious to feed cows, and dogs on Margashirsha Amavasya.

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