Chhath Puja Fast 2023: The religious rituals of the great festival are starting from 17th November with Nahay-Khay. Kharna is to be held on 18th November. Argh will be offered to Astachalgami on 19th November. Argh will be offered to the rising sun on 20th November. The hustle and bustle has started increasing in the market regarding Chhath, the great festival of folk faith. Temporary shops are being set up everywhere. On the occasion of Chhath, demand for mango wood and bamboo soup as well as brass soup also increases. Earthen stove has special significance during Chhath. On this stove, the main Prasad of Chhathi Maiya is made from mango wood and Goitha. Shopping has started in the market for the great festival Chhath Puja. Let us know the complete information related to Chhath Puja.
Chhath Puja Samagri: Chhath Puja Materials
Some special items are required for Chhath Puja which makes this celebration complete. Two big bamboo baskets for keeping the Prasad, utensils made of bamboo or brass for offering Arghya to the Sun, a glass for offering milk and Ganga water, Lota and thali set, coconut with water, five leafy sugarcane stems, rice, Twelve lamps or diyas, lights, kumkum and incense sticks, vermillion, a banana leaf, banana, apple, water chestnut, turmeric, radish and ginger plants, sweet potatoes and sugarcane, betel nuts, honey and sweets, jaggery, wheat and rice flour, Ganga water and milk thekua.
Chhath Puja 2023: Nahay Khay starts from this day
The festival of Chhath starts with Nahay Khay on the Chaturthi date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. The fast is concluded by offering Kharna on Panchami, Arghya to the setting sun on Shashthi and water to the rising sun on Saptami. In this festival which lasts for four days, Surya and Chhathi Maiya are worshipped. Chhath Puja fast is considered very difficult, because this fast is observed for 36 hours following strict rules. This fast is observed to pray for the happy life of the children. Chhath festival lasts for four days. In this festival, offering Arghya to Sun God is considered to have the greatest importance.
Chhath Puja 2023 Nahay Khay: Nahay-Khay date
This great festival of Chhath Puja lasts for four days, its first day is celebrated with bathing and eating. Nahay-Khay is on Friday, 17th November, sunrise on this day will be at 06:45. At the same time, sunset will happen at 05:27 pm. According to the astrologer, in the Nahay Khay tradition of Chhath Puja, the devotees, after taking bath in the river, wear new clothes and consume vegetarian food. On this day, the rest of the family members consume food only after the devotee consumes the food.
Chhath Puja 2023: Kharna date
Kharna is done before starting the Chhath Puja fast. Kharna is the second day of Chhath Puja, this year Kharna is on 18th November. Sunrise on this day will be at 06:46 am and sunset will be at 05:26 pm. On the day of Kharna, fasting people eat sweet food once. On this day, rice pudding made from jaggery is eaten. This prasad is made by lighting fire with mango wood on a new earthen stove. After eating this Prasad, the fast starts. Salt is not eaten on this day.
Chhath Puja 2023: Time of evening Arghya
The most important day on Chhath Puja is the third day, on this day evening Arghya takes place. On this day, devotees come to the Ghat and offer Arghya to the setting sun. This year the evening Arghya of Chhath Puja will be offered on 19th November. On this day the sunset will be at 05:26 pm, on this day fruits, thekua, rice laddu etc. are decorated in the basket for Arghya soup, after this Arghya is offered standing in waist-deep water in the river or pond.
Chhath Puja 2023: Arghya to the rising sun
The fourth day i.e. Saptami Tithi is the last day of Chhath Mahaparva, on this day the fast is broken after offering Arghya to the rising Sun. This year, Arghya will be offered to the rising Sun on 20th November. On this day, sunrise will happen at 06:47 in the morning, only after this the 36-hour fast ends. On this day, after offering Arghya to the Sun, the devotees break their fast by consuming Prasad.