Morning Sandhya (lite) — Surya Arghya with Gayatri

SuryaSavitr / Gayatri 10 minEasy

7 steps9 mantras~40 min of recitationFull puja ~10 min

When

Within the hour around sunrise

Duration

10 min

Deity

Surya, Savitr / Gayatri

Sandhya means the 'joining' of night and day. Offering water to the rising Sun while chanting the Gayatri — a prayer that the Sun's light awaken our intellect — is among the oldest daily practices; even a short version builds an anchored, disciplined start to the day.