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Simha Sankranti

The Sun Enters His Own Sign

The Sun entry into Simha (Leo) rashi

Simha Sankranti

The Sun Enters His Own Sign

The Sun entry into Simha (Leo) rashi

Deity

Surya Dev (the Sun)

Observance

Celebration

Duration

1 day

Observed

Kerala, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh

Pooja Muhurat in New Delhi

05:51 AM – 07:59 AM

Punya Kaal · around the sankranti moment

The Punya Kaal around the moment of the Sun entry into Simha

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Amrit 05:51 AM – 07:30 AM

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About This Day

Sun enters Leo (Simha) — marks a monthly solar transition, also marks the start of the Malayalam New Year.

Simha Sankranti marks the entry of the Sun into Simha rashi — Leo — which is the Sun own sign, and is therefore counted among the more auspicious of the twelve annual sankrantis. It opens the solar month of Simha, and in Kerala the same moment begins Chingam and the Malayalam New Year. Sankranti days are prescribed for snan (ritual bathing), daan (charity) and tarpan, and the merit of charity given on a sankranti is held to be multiplied. In Uttarakhand the day is celebrated as Ghee Sankranti or Olgia, when ghee is eaten and applied to the head, and farmers offer the first produce of the season. In parts of the South it is observed with Surya worship and the recitation of the Aditya Hridayam.

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Regional Names

Nepal

Bhadra Sankranti

Kerala

Chingam 1

Odisha

Simha Sankranti

All India

Simha Sankranti

Karnataka

Simha Sankramana

Uttarakhand

Ghee Sankranti / Olgia

Vrat Rules

No formal fast is prescribed. Those performing tarpan fast until the rites and charity are complete, then take a satvik meal.

Allowed

·satvik meal after the rites

·ghee

·fruits

·milk

·jaggery

Avoided

·onion

·garlic

·non-vegetarian food

·alcohol

Pooja Vidhi , Step by Step

Pre-dawn bath

Bathe before sunrise, ideally in a river or with Ganga jal added to the water

Surya arghya

Face east and offer arghya to the rising Sun from a copper vessel with water, red flowers and akshat

Recitation

Recite the Aditya Hridayam or chant the Surya mantra with a mala

Ghee ritual

Where the Uttarakhand custom is kept, eat ghee with roti and apply a little to the head

Offer the first produce

Farmers offer the first vegetables and grain of the season at the household altar

Daan

Give grain, ghee, cloth, jaggery or an umbrella in charity — sankranti daan is held to be multiplied

Family meal

Take a satvik meal together after the rites are complete

Step-by-step pooja guidance with mantras.

Mantras

Surya Mantra

ॐ घृणिः सूर्याय नमः

Om Ghrinih Suryaya Namah · 108 chants

Salutations to the radiant Sun

Surya Gayatri

ॐ भास्कराय विद्महे महाद्युतिकराय धीमहि। तन्नो आदित्यः प्रचोदयात्।।

Om Bhaskaraya Vidmahe Mahadyutikaraya Dhimahi, Tanno Adityah Prachodayat · 108 chants

We meditate on the maker of light, we contemplate the great radiance. May Aditya awaken us

Aditya Hridayam opening

आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम्। जयावहं जपेन्नित्यमक्षय्यं परमं शिवम्।।

Aditya Hridayam Punyam Sarvashatru Vinashanam, Jayavaham Japennityam Akshayyam Paramam Shivam · 1 chants

The Aditya Hridayam is holy, destroyer of all enemies, bringer of victory. Recite it always — it is imperishable and supremely auspicious

Pooja Essentials

Pooja Items

Copper vessel for arghyaRed flowersAkshatSindoorGheeGhee lampJaggeryRed cloth

Flowers

Red flowersMarigoldLotusHibiscus

Prasad

Ghee with rotiJaggerySeasonal first produceKheerFruitsCoconut

·Bathe before sunrise

·Offer arghya to the rising Sun

·Give charity within the Punya Kaal

·Recite the Aditya Hridayam or the Surya mantra

·Honour farmers and the first produce of the season

Avoid

·Do not skip the morning bath and arghya

·Avoid non-vegetarian food, onion, garlic and alcohol

·Do not perform the rites outside the Punya Kaal window

·Do not refuse charity to anyone who asks on a sankranti

·Avoid harsh speech towards elders and your father

Remedies

·Offer arghya to the Sun from a copper vessel for confidence and recognition

·Recite the Aditya Hridayam for strength and relief from opposition

·Give grain, ghee, jaggery or an umbrella in charity on a sankranti

·Eat ghee where the Uttarakhand custom is followed

·Honour your father and elders on this day

Daan (Donations)

GrainGheeJaggeryRed clothUmbrellaCopperFood to the needy

Simha Sankranti

The Sun Enters His Own Sign

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Published July 28, 2026

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