Baisakhi — Mesha Sankranti Snan, Surya Arghya & Daan

SuryaGangaVishnuGanesha 30 minEasy

6 steps5 mantras~2 min of recitationFull puja ~30 min

When

Mesha Sankranti

Duration

30 min

Deity

Surya, Ganga, Vishnu, Ganesha

Baisakhi marks the Sun's entry into Mesha (Aries), the start of the solar new year in much of North India, and the harvest of the rabi wheat. Hindus take a holy bath, thank Surya for the crop and give useful summer gifts — water pots, fans, grain — as daan.