Pausha Amavasya 2024: Date, Time, Puja Rituals and Significance

Those who have bed placement of the moon in their birth chart should give water to the moon and take a dip in the holy river “Ganga”. Puja Vidhi includes taking a holy bath, offering Arghya to lord Surya, and performing Hawan and yajna.

Pausha Amavasya 2024 holds great religious and spiritual importance among Hindus. This day is also known as a New Moon Day. This is a time when the moon is not visible in the sky. Pausha Amavasya is noticed when the moon cannot be seen in the sky during the month of Pausha. Pausha Amavasya is known as auspicious for performing Pitru puja. This is the first Amavasya of the year 2024. Pausha Amavasya is held today 11, January 2024.

Pausha Amavasya 2024: Date and time

Pausha Amavasya Tithi begins: - 10th January 2024 (8:10 PM)

Pausha Amavasya Tithi ends: - 11th January 2024 (5:26 PM)

Pausha Amavasya 2024: Importance

Pausha Amavasya has its own religious and spiritual importance among Hindus. This is a time when the moon is not visible in the sky. Amavasya is held in every month. But Pausha Amavasya held in the month of Pausha. Pausha Amavasya is known as auspicious for performing Pitru puja. This is a time to worship the ancestors and perform Pitru tarpan and Pind Daan. This day is known as an auspicious day to perform any religious and spiritual activities.

Those who have a bed placement of the moon in their birth chart should give water to the moon and take a dip in the holy river “Ganga”. People who are influenced by Saturn and under Shani sadhe sati or Maha Dasha, are recommended to light a Diya with mustered oil under the peepal tree.

Pausha Amavasya 2024: Puja Vidhi

• People wake up early in the morning and take a holy bath.
• Many people visit holy places to take a dip in the holy river “Ganga”.
• After taking bath believers offer arghya to lord Surya on this day.  
• Pausha Amavasya is known as auspicious for performing Pitru puja.
• Those who are not able to visit holy places to take a dip in the Ganga River, invite Brahmin or priests at home for pitru tarpan or pitru puja and offer them Dakshina, food, and clothes.
• It is worth performing hawan and yajna on this day.
• It is beneficial to feed cows, dogs, and ants on Amavasya day.
• People also organize pitru Gayatri to bring peace to their ancestors.
• It is beneficial to read Bhagavad Gita on this day.
• Those who chant Vishnu sahasranaama can get rid of pitru dosha.

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