Chhath Puja is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Sun God (Surya) and his wife Usha, celebrated primarily in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal. It is observed over four days and involves rigorous rituals including fasting, holy bathing, and offering prayers to the rising and setting sun. The festival signifies gratitude to the Sun God for sustaining life on Earth and emphasizes devotion, cleanliness, and environmental respect.Chhath Puja is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Sun God (Surya) and his wife Usha, celebrated primarily in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal. It is observed over four days and involves rigorous rituals including fasting, holy bathing, and offering prayers to the rising and setting sun. The festival signifies gratitude to the Sun God for sustaining life on Earth and emphasizes devotion, cleanliness, and environmental respect.
1. Four-day festival with strict rituals and fasting
2. Worship of Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya
3. Observing Nahay-Khay (holy bathing and first meal)
4. Kharna (fasting followed by offering of sweets like kheer and fruits)
5. Sandhya Arghya (evening offerings to the setting sun)
6. Prayers and fasting on the third day, often standing in water
7. Usha Arghya (morning offerings to the rising sun on fourth day)
8. Singing traditional folk songs and devotional bhajans
9. Preparation of traditional offerings like Thekua, fruits, and sweets
10. Community gathering at riverbanks or water bodies for worship
Samagri
1. Basket (soop) made of bamboo for offerings
2. Fruits (bananas, sugarcane, apples, etc.)
3. Thekua (special sweet made of wheat flour, jaggery, and ghee)
4. Sugarcane stalks
5. Arghya vessels for water and offerings
6. Rice and wheat grains
7.Tulsi leaves
8. Incense sticks (Agarbatti) and camphor
9. Lamps (Diya) with ghee or oil
10. Holy water from river or clean water body
11. Banana leaves for placing offerings
12. Coconut
13. Flowers for decoration and offering
14. Cloth for deity or basket lining
15. Bell (Ghanti) and conch shell (Shankh)
Chhath Puja
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