Overview
- Astrologers and religious leaders including Ved Prakash Mishra, Nitisha Malhotra, Swami Brahmashram Maharaj and Daivagya Krishna Shastri advised celebrating on January 15.
- The Sun enters Capricorn late on January 14 (around 9:35–9:49 pm), so udaya tithi norms move the observance to the next sunrise.
- Shatatila Ekadashi falls on January 14, when rice is avoided, making khichdi offerings appropriate on Dvadasi, January 15.
- Guidance for Jan. 15 includes brahm muhurat around 5:27–6:21 am, a punya-kal beginning about 7:15 am with puja ideally finished by noon, and bathing/daan acceptable in early hours up to roughly 3 pm.
- Devotees were urged to donate sesame and jaggery, khichdi or new grains, blankets and ghee; Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the day by feeding cows in Delhi.