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And the excitement for the upcoming year will start again today :)

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓒𝓱𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓹𝓾𝓳𝓪

Chhath Puja is dedicated to Sun and his wives Usha, Sandhya in order to thank them for their existence which is prospering life on earth, and to request for granting certain wishes.

The most important thing is that, this Puja doesn’t involve idol worship.

The most important thing is that this Puja doesn’t involve idol worship.

This festival is celebrated on Kartika Shukla Shashthi which is the sixth day of Kartika month. That is why it refers as “Chhath”-on the sixth day. It is also celebrated in the month of Chaitra.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗷𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀. This includes holy bathing, fasting, performing Vratta(abstaining from drinking water), standing in water for an extended period of time, and giving “Arghya” to the setting and rising sun. The first day of Chhath Puja starts exactly after 4 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 before Diwali,

known as “𝙉𝙖𝙝𝙖-𝙆𝙝𝙖”. The devotees(performing the Vrata) take bath and prepare food which consists of rice, dal, and bottle gourd(pure veg).

The second day of Chhath Puja is known as 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙖. Vratti keeps fasting for the day without even taking water. In the evening they prepare kheer(rice with milk) and roti. They eat the kheer-roti after doing puja to the rising moon and Goddesses Ganga.

This is the only time when Vratti eats or drinks anything from starting day till the last day of Chhath.

The third day of Chhath Puja is the festival day. The devotees performed nirjal vrath(without eating and drinking), which consists of going on river bank and giving argha to the setting sun. In argha they offer fruits, tekhua, ghajur in kalsup.

After giving argha they make a kosi(consists of sugarcanes(5) in a tent shape, an elephant made up of earthen soil, lighten Diyas and keep puri on them).

Then on final festival day. The devotees give argha to the rising sun in morning reaching to the bank of a river. This fast lasts up to an overall of 42 hours without food and water. That is why those who do this fast are with powerful souls and treated like a god. This festival is performed by both women and men.

This is the only festival that signifies both the 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗻.

Chhath puja is above the concept of Murti Pujan which is very common in Hinduism. Some people believe that “Sun is necessary for living, for every creature on Earth. This festival is the only way to thank the nature”.

There is a strong believer in this Puja that Chhath Maiya fulfills the wishes of everyone(related to anything) 𝐢𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.