Chhath Puja (Nepalese Festival)
Chhath is a Hindu festival celebrated each year by the people very
eagerly. This is very antique festival of the Hindu religion dedicated
to the God of energy, also known as Dala Chhath or Surya Shashti. People
celebrate this festival to offer thanks to the Lord Surya for blessing
the life on the earth as ever. People worship the God Sun very
enthusiastically and pray for the well-being, success and progress of
their family members, friends, and elders. According to the Hinduism,
Sun worship is related to the cure of a range of diseases such as
leprosy, etc.
The rituals at this day is to wake up early in
the morning, take a holy bath in the Gange and keep fast for whole day,
even people do not drink water and they keep themselves standing in the
water for a long time. They offer prasad and aragh to the rising sun. It
is celebrated in the various states of India like Bihar, UP, Jharkhand
and Nepal. According to the Hindu calendar, it is celebrated at 6th day
of the month of Kartika (month of October or November).
At some places, Chaiti Chhath is also celebrated in the month of
Chaitra (March or April) few days after Holi. It is named as chhath
because it is celebrated at the 6th day of the month of Kartika. Chhat
puja is very famous in the Dehri-On-Sone, Patna, Dev and Gaya. Now, it
is celebrated all over the country.
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