☀️ This Sunday is Surya Shashthi – When the festival of the Sun falls on His own day, opening the doors to good health and protection for children!
A rare divine alignment is taking place on 15 November 2026, when Kartik Shukla Shashthi falls on a Sunday. This most auspicious day of Chhath Mahaparv, known as 'Surya Shashthi', falls on Sunday, the day dedicated to Surya Dev Himself. Scriptures regard Sunday as the 'day of Surya Dev's throne'. When the grandest festival of Surya Dev falls on His own day, the spiritual merit of worship performed on this occasion is believed to multiply a thousandfold.
☀️ How Does Surya Dev Bless Devotees with Good Health and Children's Protection?
In the scriptures, Surya Dev is revered as the 'God of Good Health' and the supreme healer of the universe. The Hanuman Chalisa also praises His immense power through the words 'Surya Sahasra Kiran Vikarala'. In Vedic astrology, the Sun governs the eyes, heart, bones and ancestral energy. Every particle of Chadhava offered to Surya Dev on Sunday and Shashthi is believed to absorb the Sun's rays and gain threefold spiritual power. This helps soothe the Sun's intense energy and awaken His compassionate grace, bringing blessings of good health and happiness through children to devotees.
🛕 Shri Galta Ji – The Sacred Sun Abode of Rishi Galav:
Situated in Jaipur's Aravalli hills, Shri Galta Ji Sun Temple is no ordinary temple. Rishi Galav performed intense penance here for 100 years. Pleased with his devotion, Surya Dev blessed this sacred place, declaring: "This region shall be known by My name, its waters shall never dry up, and worshipping Me here shall remove illness and obstacles related to children." Even today, while Rajasthan's rivers dry up during severe summers, the sacred waters of Galta Kund continue to flow. This east-facing temple directly receives the first rays of the rising Sun into its Garbhagriha.
🙏 Sunday Surya Shashthi is a rare divine alignment that occurs only once in several years. Through this powerful confluence of Surya Shashthi, Sunday and the sacred land of Rishi Galav, seek blessings for your children's protection, your family's good health and the grace of Surya Dev. Book now and participate in the Galta Ji Surya Shashthi Chadhava!