Dhanu Sankranti 2025 – Date, Rituals, Significance, Dhanu Yatra Festival
Significance
- Dhanu Sankranti (Dhanu Sankraman)
marks the Sun’s entry into Sagittarius (Dhanu Rashi).
- Begins Dhanur Mas, which ends
with Makar Sankranti.
- Special importance in Odisha,
especially at Jagannath temples.
- Celebrated by worshipping the Sun
God and offering puja to Lord Jagannath.
Date (2025)
- December 16, Tuesday
Rituals of the Day
- Lord Jagannath Puja
in Odisha and other regions.
- Dhanu Yatra festival
begins on the 6th day of Pausha Shukla Paksha and continues till Pausha
Purnima.
- Special prasad:
sweetened rice flakes in conical shape.
- Bow Ceremony
enacted in street plays as per Bhagavata Purana.
- Charity (Daanya Punya),
ancestral pujas, holy bath, and pitru tarpan.
- Sun worship:
water and flowers offered at sunrise.
- Fasting by women
for happiness and fortune.
- Foreign devotees
visit Puri Jagannath temple for darshan and prasad.
Dhanu Yatra Festival
(Bargarh, Odisha)
- Runs for ~15 days from Dec 16.
- Bargarh town becomes Mathura,
Jura River becomes Yamuna, Ambapalli becomes Gokul.
- Entire 5 km stretch turns into a
theatre with plays and musical performances.
- Episodes of Lord Krishna’s life are enacted with community participation.
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