Chhath Puja 2021: History, Rituals, and Significance




After the celebration of Diwali&comma; People from different parts of the country gather for Chhath Puja&period; Chhath Puja is a four-day Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Surya and Chhathi Maiya&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

It will begin from November 08<&sol;strong> remain till November 11&period; To know more about this festival read the complete article<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

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What is Chhath Puja&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

Chhath Puja <&sol;strong>is an ancient Vedic festival that is historically native to the Indian subcontinent&period; The festival is dedicated in honor to Surya Dev and his sister Shashti Devi in order to get their blessings and enjoy on that day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

The Festival is considered to be a source of all the powers and people follow the rituals with complete dedication&period; The word Chhath means Six implies that it is celebrated on the sixth day in the month of Kartika&period; On this day devotees work ships Surya Dev&period; During ancient times Draupadi and Pandavas follow this Chhath ritual in order to cure their problems and get back to their lost kingdom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

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    Significance of Chhath Puja&colon;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

    Chhath is an eco-friendly festival and tries to break every barrier and restriction over the caste system&period; It highlights the ideology of equality&comma; unity&comma; integrity&comma; and fraternity&period; The ritual is followed near the banks of the river&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

    In the Hindu religion&comma; Shashthi Devi is also called Manas daughter of Brahma Ji&period; This Puja <&sol;strong>last for four days starts with Kartik Shukla Chaturthi and ends with Kartik Shukla Saptami&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

    Nahaye Khaye &lpar;first day&rpar;<&sol;strong>&colon; This means that after taking the bathhouse is cleaned and food is kept after the god and then eaten&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

    Rasiaav-Roti &lpar;Second Day&rpar;<&sol;strong>&colon; This is the second day of this festival<&sol;a> and devotees are not even allowed to drink a single drop of water till evening&period; They can eat Gur ki Kheer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

    Sandhya Arghya &lpar;Third Day&rpar;<&sol;strong>&colon; On the third day&comma; In the evening the bamboo basket is decorated with fruits&comma; thekua and rice laddus offer arghya along with their families&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

    Usha Arghya &lpar;Fourth Day&rpar;<&sol;strong>&colon; This is the last day of this festival where devotees woke up before sunrise and perform arghya&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

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      Rituals and Traditions &colon;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

      The worshippers are mainly women&comma; even though men also perform this ritual their nothing gender-biased&period; In some parts of the country if family members start performing Chhath Puja <&sol;strong>then they are supposed to perform every year&period; They can skip the festival if any death happens&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

      Once it is stopped in a particular year then cannot be continued again&period; The prasad is an important factor of which includes sweets&comma; Kheer&comma; Thekua&comma; and Fruits mainly Sugarcane&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

      The food is purely vegetarian<&sol;a> and cooked without onions and garlic to maintain the purity of food&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;

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