Chhath Puja
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According
to the Chhath Hindu Panchang, the unique festival of unwavering faith of the
devotees towards Lord Suryadev is celebrated from Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha to
Saptami Tithi of Kartik month. Chhath Puja or Surya Shashti is an ancient Hindu
festival in which gratitude is given to the Sun God for maintaining life on
earth. The Sun, which is considered as the god of energy and vitality, is
worshiped during Chhath festival to promote goodness, prosperity, and progress.
It is believed that sun worship can cure various types of diseases including
leprosy and ensure the longevity and prosperity of family members friends and
elders.
Surya Sashti or Chhath Puja ritual
Wake
up early on this day and bathe in a lake, pond or river near your house.
After
bathing, stand on the banks of the river and worship the sun during sunrise.
Light
a lamp of pure ghee and offer sun and flowers to the sun.
Offer
water containing seven types of flowers, rice, sandalwood, sesame, etc. to the
sun.
Say
"Om Grihwani Surya Namah" or "Om Surya Namah" 108 times
while bowing the head.
You
can continue chanting the name of Lord Surya throughout the day.
Provide
food to Brahmins and poor people according to their ability.
You
can also donate clothes, food, grains, etc. to priests or poor people.
Chhath fast story
Celebrated
just six days after Diwali ( Deepawali ), the most difficult night of this
Mahavrat and the most important night for seekers is Kartik Shukla Shishti, due
to which the name of this supreme holy fast of Hindus is Chhath (Chhath Puja).
This unique mahaparva of Suryopasana celebrated for four days, is celebrated
with great pomp and gaiety mainly in the whole of India including Bihar,
Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh.
Although
many stories are prevalent in the context of this festival of goodwill and
worship, but according to mythological scriptures, when the Pandavas lost all
their kingship in gambling, Draupadi kept the fast of Chhath, consequently the
Pandavas got their kingship.
Chhath Vrat Method
According
to the legend, Chhath Devi is the sister of Lord Suryadev and in order to
please them, devotees worship and thank God Surya and celebrate this worship on
the banks of Mother Ganga-Yamuna or any river.
In
this festival, on the first-day cleanliness of the house and pure vegetarian
food is done, on the second day there is a program of Kharna, on the third day
Sandhya Arghya is offered to Lord Surya and on the fourth day the devotees
offer Usha Arghya to the rising sun. It is believed that if one performs this
Mahavrata faithfully and methodically, then the child gets freedom from the
child and the creature get freedom from all kinds of sufferings and sins.
Chhath Recipe
Chhath
Mahaparva is an important festival of North India, especially UP and Bihar.
Today it will not be wrong to say that this festival is celebrated with equal
reverence and gaiety in India. The Chhath festival begins with a bath and ends
with an arghya offered to the sun god. In this festival of four days, two
things attract everyone in the matter of eating, one is Thekua and the other is
Rasiava or Rasiya which is jaggery kheer.
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