New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Rishi Panchami is an auspicious festival which is celebrated two days after the Hartalika Teej in honour of the Sapta Rishi who guided the mankind and provided them the knowledge. The Sapta Rishis – Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadwaja, Vishvamitra, Gautama Maharishi, Jamadagni and Vashishtha – were created by Lord Brahma. Rishi Panchami is an auspicious Hindu fasting day, especially for women, who observe fasts during the day and worship the Sapta Rishi or the seven sages.
Rishi Panchami, also known as ‘Vishwakarma Puja’ in some areas of Kerala is observed on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month, according to Hindu Lunar Calendar. This year, the festival of Rishi Panchami, this year, will be celebrated on August 23. This comes a day after the nation begins the festivities of the 10-day-long festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Rishi Panchami Date and Vrat Muhurat:
Rishi Panchami falls on Sunday, August 23rd, 2020.
Puja Muhurat – 11:06 AM to 01:41 PM
Puja Duration – 02 Hours 36 Mins
Panchami Tithi Begins – 07:57 PM on Aug 22, 2020
Panchami Tithi Ends – 05:04 PM on Aug 23, 2020
Rishi Panchami Pooja Vidhi:
- On this day, taking a holy bath is very important in a nearby sacred river.
- Devotees offer panchamrit to Sapta-Rishi statues after bathing in River.
- After this, the sandalwood and vermillion tilak is applied by the devotees
- Flowers, sweets, foods, scented incense; lamps, etc. Were offered to Sapt-Rishis.
- The Sapt Rishis were worshipped wearing white clothes yagyopaviton and naivedya along with chanting of mantras.
- It is very important to listen to the folklore stories during Rishi Panchami fast by worshiping these sapta-rishis with complete pious practices.
Rituals:
After taking a bath in the morning, put on clean clothes on Rishi Panchami day. Make a square-shaped diagram (Mandal) using haldi, kumkum, and roli at a clean place in your home. Place the image of Sapta Rishi (the seven sages) on the Mandal.
Pour pure water and Panchamrut over the image. Do their tika using sandalwood (Chandan) and put on a garland of flowers and offer flowers to the Sapta Rishi. Make them wear the sacred thread (Yagyopavit) and offer them white clothes.
Posted By: Talib Khan