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Chhath Puja 4-Day Mahaparva Complete Vidhi (Nahay-Khay to Usha Arghya)

The holiest 4-day solar austerity of Sanatana Dharma observed on Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Saptami. Characterized by 36-hour waterless fasting (Nirjala), standing in sacred river waters, offering bamboo Soops laden with Thekua, and worshiping both the setting and rising Sun.

Auspicious Timing WindowKartik Shukla Shashthi sunset (Sandhya Arghya) and Saptami sunrise (Usha Arghya).

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Utensils & Clothes
Bamboo Soop (Woven Winnowing Basket)
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Step-by-Step Pooja Vidhi

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Day 1: Nahay-Khay (рдирд╣рд╛рдп-рдЦрд╛рдп)

The Vrati takes a purifying river bath. The house is washed meticulously. Consume only satvik Kaddu-Bhaat (bottle gourd and rice cooked in rock salt and ghee). Absolute cleanliness begins.

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Day 2: Kharna / Lohanda (рдЦрд░рдирд╛)

Observe a waterless fast from dawn to dusk. In the evening, cook Rasiya (jaggery kheer) on an earthen stove using mango wood. Offer to deities and partake as the only meal before the 36-hour nirjala fast.

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Day 3: Sandhya Arghya to Setting Sun (рд╕рдВрдзреНрдпрд╛ рдЕрд░реНрдШреНрдп)

Carry the decorated bamboo basket (Daura) on head to the river ghat singing Chhathi Maiya geet. Stand waist-deep in water holding the soop laden with Thekua and fruits. Offer milk and water arghya to the setting sun.

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Day 4: Usha Arghya and Paran (рдЙрд╖рд╛ рдЕрд░реНрдШреНрдп рдПрд╡рдВ рдкрд╛рд░рдг)

Reach the riverbank before dawn. As the red disk of the rising sun emerges, offer the second Arghya with folded hands. Touch the ghat sand, distribute Thekua prasad, and break fast with raw ginger and water.

Dos (Auspicious Actions)

  • Maintain supreme, scrupulous physical and mental cleanliness
  • Cook all prasad on an earthen stove using dedicated, untouched utensils
  • Stand facing the Sun directly while offering the Arghya stream

Don'ts (Things to Avoid)

  • Never touch puja items or Thekua with unwashed hands
  • No family member may consume onion, garlic, or non-veg food in the house
  • Do not taste or smell any prasad before it is offered to Surya Dev

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why is the setting sun worshiped before the rising sun in Chhath Puja?
Sanatana Dharma honors totalityтАФwelcoming the dusk teaches gratitude for the day's blessings and reminds us that endings hold the promise of dawn.
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