The Rituals of the Evening Offering Prayers on Chhath Puja
The Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival mostly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and the madya Pradesh and Nepal among Bihar ethnic. It is one of the most important festivals of bihari ethnic group. The four-day long Chhath Puja is celebrated on the sixth day of Kartik month according to the Hindu calendar. From beginning of festival, the Devotees observe nirjala fasting (without drink water and no food) till last day of this festival.
In this festival devotees offer prayers to Sun God and Chhathi Maiya by taking a holy dip in the nearest river or lake to them. during the Chhath Puja, devotees offer prayers to setting sun in the third day of festival, in the evening whereas in the last day to the rising in the morning.The Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival mostly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and the madya Pradesh and Nepal among BiharI ethnic. It is one of the most important festival of bihari ethnic group.In the second day of evening Chhath Puja Festival, The devotees make evening offerings (Arghay) to the setting sun, at the bank of Kuju River Chaibasa, Jharkhand, India. Throughout the four-days of Chhath, the most popular festival in Jharkhand, many rituals are done. One of them is ‘Arghya’. In this ritual, devotees make offerings (Arghya) to the God Sun in rivers, ponds, or clear water bodies, on the evening of the third day. On the eve of Chhath, evening offerings are made (Sandhya Arghya) to the setting sun. On the final day of Chhath festival, devotees, along with family and friends, go to the riverbank before sunrise, to make the morning offerings (Usha Arghya) to the rising sun. According to a source, Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival of India. The festival is historically native to eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar of India and Mithila State of Nepal. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God and his wife Usha (dawn).
In this festival devotees offer prayers to Sun God and Chhathi Maiya by taking a holy dip in the nearest river or lake to them. during the Chhath Puja, devotees offer prayers to setting sun in the third day of festival, in the evening whereas in the last day to the rising in the morning.The Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival mostly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and the madya Pradesh and Nepal among BiharI ethnic. It is one of the most important festival of bihari ethnic group.In the second day of evening Chhath Puja Festival, The devotees make evening offerings (Arghay) to the setting sun, at the bank of Kuju River Chaibasa, Jharkhand, India. Throughout the four-days of Chhath, the most popular festival in Jharkhand, many rituals are done. One of them is ‘Arghya’. In this ritual, devotees make offerings (Arghya) to the God Sun in rivers, ponds, or clear water bodies, on the evening of the third day. On the eve of Chhath, evening offerings are made (Sandhya Arghya) to the setting sun. On the final day of Chhath festival, devotees, along with family and friends, go to the riverbank before sunrise, to make the morning offerings (Usha Arghya) to the rising sun. According to a source, Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival of India. The festival is historically native to eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar of India and Mithila State of Nepal. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God and his wife Usha (dawn).
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