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1. Early Morning Ritual (Surya Arghya)

• Wake up before sunrise, preferably during Brahma Muhurta.
• Take a bath, ideally in a holy river or water body.
• Offer Arghya (water offering) to the rising sun while chanting Surya mantras or Gayatri Mantra.
• Add red flowers, rice, and sandalwood to the water offered.

2. Fasting (Vrat)

• Devotees observe a partial or full-day fast.
• The fast is often broken after offering prayers to Surya and performing rituals.
• Some consume only fruits, milk, and simple sattvic food.

3. Worship and Offerings

• Install an image or idol of Surya Dev on a red cloth.
• Offer red flowers, jaggery, wheat, sugarcane, and red sandalwood.
• Light a ghee lamp and burn incense.

4. Recitation and Chanting

• Recite Aditya Hridaya Stotra, Surya Ashtakam, or Surya Sahasranama.
• Chanting "Om Suryaya Namah" or Gayatri Mantra is considered powerful.

5. Charity (Daan)

• Donating items related to the sun such as jaggery, wheat, copper, red cloth, or ghee is highly auspicious.
• Feeding Brahmins or the needy is also encouraged.

6. Visit a Surya Temple

• If possible, visit a Surya Mandir (Sun temple) or any nearby Shiva/Vishnu temple (as Surya is also associated with both).