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📅 15 November 2026

Chhath Puja छठ पूजा

Surya / Chhathi Maiya · Full-day vrat

Four-day festival of the Sun god. Most celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern UP. Strict 36-hour nirjala fast culminating in arghya at sunrise.

Rituals (vidhi)

  • 1.Nahay Khay (day 1 ritual bath)
  • 2.Kharna (day 2 evening meal)
  • 3.Sandhya arghya at sunset (day 3)
  • 4.Usha arghya at sunrise (day 4)

Significance

Thanksgiving to Surya for sustaining life. Considered most physically demanding Hindu vrat.

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