Mauni Amavasya — Silent Snan, Tarpan & Daan

VishnuShivaGangaPitru (ancestors) 40 minEasy

8 steps10 mantras~8 min of recitationFull puja ~40 min

When

Magha Amavasya

Duration

40 min

Deity

Vishnu, Shiva, Ganga, Pitru (ancestors)

Mauni Amavasya, the new moon of Magha, is the most important bathing day of the Magh Mela and Kumbh. "Mauna" means silence: keeping quiet while bathing and worshipping is believed to give far greater merit and to still the mind.