Lohri 2026: Why is the story related to Dulla Bhatti heard in Lohri? Know the method and importance of worship

Lohri 2026: Lohri The festival is celebrated every year a day before Makar Sankranti. The festival of Lohri is mainly celebrated by the followers of Sikhism and it is celebrated with great pomp and show especially in states like Delhi, Punjab and Haryana. The festival of Lohri is celebrated for new unity, enthusiasm, excitement and happiness.

This festival is mainly dedicated to farmers. In which the farming community celebrates the preparation of their Rabi crop. In Lohri, farmers thank nature and God by offering some part of their crops in the fire. Let us know in detail about the date, worship method, auspicious time and importance of Lohri festival.

Auspicious time for Lohri Puja and lighting of fire

The festival of Lohri is especially celebrated in the evening. In this, fire is lit outside the house for worship. In the evening, the time for worshiping Lohri and lighting the sacred fire will be from 5.43 pm to 7.15 pm.

auspicious yoga on lohri

The influence of Chitra Nakshatra and Sukarma Yoga will remain on the day of Lohri on 13 January. In such a situation, chances of happiness, prosperity and increase in wealth will be created.

lohri puja method

1. The festival of Lohri is celebrated in the evening. On this day, collect wood at a place outside the house.

2. Then light the fire at the auspicious time and sing folk songs while listening to the story of Dulla Bhatti.

3. After the Lohri fire burns, offer sesame, jaggery, rewari, corn and peanuts etc. in it.

4. After this, revolve around the fire 7 or 11 times and wish for God in your life.

5. After the puja, Prasad of Revdi and peanuts was distributed.

lohri puja material

Rewari, peanuts, popcorn, sesame seeds, jaggery

Story of Lohri and Dulla Bhatti

The story of Dulla Bhatti regarding Lohri is very popular. According to the popular story, during the time of Mughal emperor Akbar, there lived a robber named Dulla Bhatti in Punjab. Dulla Bhatti used to loot the wealth from the rich and distribute it among the poor. Apart from this, during the Mughal period, there was a campaign in which the landlords and rulers had an evil eye on the poor girls and they used to abduct these girls and make them their slaves. Then they used to employ them as maids. Dulla Bhatti used to find boys for girls and get them married. Once there were two sisters who were very beautiful. The names of these two sisters were Sundari and Mundari. Once a landlord kidnapped those two sisters and took them with him.

When Dulla Bhatti came to know about this, he freed both the sisters from the clutches of the landlord, found husbands for them, collected wood in the forest, brought a fire and got the marriage of both the sisters done by donating them as brides. After this, Dulla Bhatti was given the title of a hero in the whole of Punjab. For this reason, Sunder Mundriyaye is sung in folk songs along with Dulla Bhatti.