It's worth noting that this Amavasya coincides with a Solar Eclipse, occurring on Somvati Amavasya, specifically on April 8, 2024. Chaitra Amavasya holds special significance as an auspicious day for individuals to pay homage and remember their ancestors.

Thousands of devotees congregated on the banks of the River Ganga in Prayagraj to commemorate the auspicious occasion of Somvati Amavasya on Monday.

Somvati Amavasya holds profound significance in Hinduism, being a day when devotees engage in bathing, charity, worship, and rituals to honor their ancestors. It's believed that these acts lead to the accumulation of merit.

Devotees arrived to take a sacred dip in the River Ganga, perform rituals, make donations, and offer prayers for the peace of their ancestors. Rituals such as tarpan (offering oblations to ancestors), charity, and the pursuit of merit are considered crucial on this auspicious day.

Somvati Amavasya is dedicated to the worship of ancestors, aimed at remedying 'Pitru Dosha', a negative astrological condition believed to affect individuals when certain planetary alignments occur. On this day, people engage in various practices such as havan (ritual fire offerings), yajna (sacrificial fire rituals), charity, feeding animals, and reciting mantras.

Monday marked the first Somvati Amavasya of 2024, with devotees fervently offering prayers to their ancestors to alleviate 'Pitru Dosha'. The devotees expressed their joy in participating in the baths, worship, and rituals on the banks of the Ganga on this auspicious day, as they sought to honor their ancestors and accrue merit.

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