About Meena Sankranti
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Meena Sankranti marks the beginning of the twelfth and last month in Hindu Solar Calendar. All twelve Sankrantis in the year are highly auspicious for DanPunya activities. Only certain duration before or after each Sankranti moment is considered auspicious for Sankranti related activities. For Meena Sankranti sixteen Ghatis after the Sankranti moment are considered Shubh or auspicious and the window from Sankranti to sixteen Ghati after Sankranti is taken for all DanPunya activities. During Meena Sankranti donating land is considered highly auspicious. In South Sankranti is called as Sankramanam. Meena Sankranti is also spelled as Mina Sankranti.
Deities & divine forms
According to the Hindu calendar, there are twelve Sankrantis in a year, which are listed in this article. The transit of the Sun from one zodiac sign to another is known as Sankranti. The days of Sankranti are considered very auspicious to perform charity and fasting Makar Sankranti is a popular Hindu festival which is dedicated to Lord Surya. Lord Surya illuminates the entire universe. Makar Sankranti is considered extremely auspicious for all kind of religious activities like charity, Homa and taking holy dip, etc. A detailed description has been given about the fourday Makar Sankranti festivities. Under the fourday Makar Sankranti festival, events like Ganga Sagar Mela, Uttarayan, Vasi Uttarayan, Makaravilakku, Pedda Panduga, Kanuma Panduga and Mukkanuma are celebrated.
How to celebrate Meena Sankranti 2026
For Meena Sankranti sixteen Ghatis after the Sankranti moment are considered Shubh or auspicious and the window from Sankranti to sixteen Ghati after Sankranti is taken for all DanPunya activities. During Meena Sankranti donating land is considered highly auspicious. In South Sankranti is called as Sankramanam. Meena Sankranti is also spelled as Mina Sankranti. According to the Hindu calendar, there are twelve Sankrantis in a year, which are listed in this article. The transit of the Sun from one zodiac sign to another is known as Sankranti. The days of Sankranti are considered very auspicious to perform charity and fasting
Meena Sankranti 2026 — FAQs
Meena Sankranti for Diu, Daman and Diu, India is observed on 2026-03-15.
Meena Sankranti marks the beginning of the twelfth and last month in Hindu Solar Calendar. All twelve Sankrantis in the year are highly auspicious for DanPunya activities. Only certain duration before or after each Sankranti moment is considered auspicious for Sankranti related activities.
