Lohri 2023: Puja Vidhi, Muhurat, Timings, Samagri, Mantra

On the occasion, people light a fire outside their homes or in open spaces with wood and cow dung cakes and offer jaggery, sesame seeds, gajak, rewdi, and peanuts to the lit bonfire while doing parikrama, or circumventing around it.

The Lohri bonfire is said to signify the discarding of old ideas, notions, and thoughts and the welcoming of new and good thoughts, prayers, and wishes for all. Agni or fire is considered an important witness in Hindu marriages and is seen to be sustaining force of life. Hence, people worship and respect it during this festival.

Lohri is celebrated with much pomp and shows with families and friends coming together to dance around bonfires with folk singing. Farmers get together to thank the Sun God for the blessing of heat and warmth that have yielded a good harvest.

Just like all other festivals, Lohri is celebrated with some signature foods made of seasonal delicacies including sarson ka saag (mustard greens), makki ki roti (millet bread rolled flat and roasted on a pan), and sugarcane kheer (pudding). The preparations consist of warmth-inducing foods like sesame seeds, jaggery, groundnuts etc.

According to Drik Panchang, the festival of Lohri is on Saturday, January 14, 2023. It means Makar Sankranti will fall on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Moreover, the Lohri Sankranti tithi will be at 8:57 pm with the Brahma Muhurta lasting from 5:27 am to 6:21 am.

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