Ratha Saptami

About this festival

Seventh day when Sun God begins his northward journey

सूर्य देव के उत्तरायण यात्रा का सातवां दिन

Key significance

• Sun worship
• temple visits
• ritual bathing

How to observe

• Begin the day with sankalp and short prayer.
• Include: Sun worship.
• Include: temple visits.
• Include: ritual bathing.
• Conclude with gratitude, prasad, and positive resolve.

January guidance

Discipline, new-year sankalp, and seasonal purification.

• Morning snan and simple prayer
• Sattvic meals and restraint
• Dana and gratitude in family