On the day of Makar Sankranti, after taking bath in the morning, fill a copper pot with pure water, add Kumkum, Moli and red flowers in it and offer Arghya to the Sun God.
There is a tradition of taking bath in Ganga on Makar Sankranti, if it is not possible then take bath at home on this day by mixing Ganga water in water.
By offering tarpan on the day of Makar Sankranti, the souls of the ancestors get peace and the ancestral defect is removed.
By bathing in holy rivers one gets freedom from sins and attains salvation.
Donating things like black sesame and jaggery on Makar Sankranti brings blessings of Shani Dev and Surya Dev.
Consuming and donating black urad khichdi removes Shani Dosha.
Apart from donating to the poor and needy, giving food to dumb animals and birds also increases the virtue of charity done on the day of Makar Sankranti.