Margashirsha Amavasya 2024: Meaning, Significance and Facts

We celebrate various festivals in India. Each Festival has its unique meaning and importance. Margashirsha Amavasya is a sacred Hindu festival. In 2024, we will celebrate Margashirsha Amavasya on 30 November. Are you aware of its importance? Let’s learn about its meaning, significance, and other facts!

Date and Timings of the Festival

• Margashirsha Amavasya Date- 30 November, 2024
• Amavasya Tithi Begins at 10:31:53 A.M. on 30 November
• Tithi Ends at 11:52:58 A.M. on 1 December, 2024

What is Margashirsha Amavasya?

This Festival falls in the Hindu calendar’s Krishna Paksha of the Margashirsha month( Nov-Dec). The other name of Margashirsha Amavasya is Agahan Amavasya. The Margashirsha is also called Agrahayana, Magsar and Agahan. We will celebrate Margashirsha Amavasya on 30 November 2024.

On this day, we perform the Pitru Puja, which helps the house’s ancestors become liberated. We also do the Ganga Snan and donate things to people in need. We worship Lord Vishnu and Shiva on this day.

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Story and Importance of Margashirsha Amavasya

People have many mythological beliefs associated with Margashirsha Amavasya. We say that on this day, Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe, was born. Lord Shiva performed the Tandava Nritya ( dance of destruction) on this Amavasya.

On this day, Lord Vishnu, the protector of the Universe, took the form of Lord Vamana. The Asuras and the Gods churned the ocean of milk, Kshira Sagar, to get the nectar of immortality. The other story is about Lord Krishna, who tells the Gopis of Vrindavan to take a dip in any holy river. If they do it, they can get him.

Importance of the Festival

This Festival is significant in Hinduism and Astrology. On this day, we perform various puja rituals to cleanse ourselves of negative energies as Lord Shiva performed the Tandava Dance. Performing Tila Tarpan and Pind Daan helps our ancestors attain liberation.

Donating necessary things to people in need on this Amavasya can bring good karma. The Rudraabhishek and Mahamritunjay puja done on this day can bring us happiness, positivity, and prosperity.

Astrology associates the Festival with the Saturn Planet. If you perform Shani puja, this can reduce the malefic effect of the planet Shani and bring you good luck.

We should give Arghya to the sun. This can help us receive the Sun God’s blessings and divine grace. Bathing in the Ganga can help us become sinless, purify our minds and souls, and attract positive energies into this universe.

The Puja Rituals of the Festival 

In Margashirsha Amavasya 2024 this year, they will perform various puja rituals again. Following are the essential puja rituals of Margashirsha Amavasya:

• If we keep a fast on this day, we must deposit sesame seeds in the flowing water.
• You should chant prayers, bathing in the holy river.
• We need to worship Lord Vishnu and Shiva following the family’s traditions.
• The Pitru Puja should be performed on the banks of the sacred river. It is performed for the liberation of our ancestors.
• If you are a vratee ( the one who has kept a fast), you should not eat or drink anything at the Margashirsha Amavasya.
• We can donate food items to the needy people. This can bring good results.

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Margashirsha Amavasya 2024: Benefits of Puja Rituals

This is a very sacred festival in Hinduism. If devotees perform puja with complete devotion, they are blessed, and their wishes are fulfilled. As every year, we can also benefit from Margashirsha Amavasya in 2024 if we perform the puja rituals with devotion. Below are some benefits:

• By chanting prayers and bathing in a river, you can eliminate the ill effects of planets.
• The bath makes our body and soul free of toxins and improves our health.
• The Snan can help us to lessen anxiety and stress and give us a relaxed mind.
• After bathing, you can light a Diya with desi ghee.
• This bath can prevent skin diseases in hot weather conditions.
• We can connect ourselves with the divine world.
• Narrating Satyanarayan Katha can give us good results.
• It is auspicious to feed cows, dogs and cows on this day.

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