Chhath Puja: Here Is All You Need To Know about this festival

Here are the detail that you did to know about Bihar’s Festival “Chhath Puj”

Now our most Popular Diwali is finally over and with that our long weekend has also ended. But, still one festival is left and we are talking about Chhath Puja. Chhath Puja is an important Hindu festival that is mainly celebrated in Bihar and some regions of Nepal. This is the hardest Puja people ever do. The puja is dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife Usha. During the occasion, devotees perform puja to thank god for supporting life on earth and seek the divine couple’s blessing. However, Chhath – the main day – is not the first day but the third day of the Puja is the main day.

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This Puja is not less than a festival and it is celebrated in wider Way. According to Hindu religion, the Sun is believed to heal many severe health conditions and ensure prosperity, progress and well-being. Sun is worshipped in our hindu culture. In addition to Bihar, many other states such as Jharkhand, eastern UP, regions of Nepal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh are also celebrate the festival with great energy.

On the first day, which is called ‘nahan khan’ or ‘nahai khai’, the worshippers take a dip in a river or a pond in the morning and carry home water from the same water body. The water is used to prepare prasad for the Sun God. The house and its surroundings are then cleaned. These worshippers have only one meal on this day.

On the Day Two is ‘lohanda’, when the women observe a fast for the whole day, ending it only after sunset. And then begins another 36-hour tough fast during which they are not even allowed a sip of water.

On the last day, devotees gather around the same river or pond and offer ‘Usha arghya’ to the rising sun. It is only after this puja that the worshippers break their fast. The prasad is then distributed among family members and friends.