Know when the great festival Chhath will start, the time to take bath and offer Arghya to the Sun: Chhath Puja 2024 Date

Chhath Puja 2024 Date: After Diwali, people eagerly wait for Chhath Puja. Every year Chhath Puja starts from the Chaturthi date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This great festival lasts for four days. In this festival, mothers worship Sun God and Chhathi Maiya for the long life, good health and future of their children. During this period, women keep a waterless fast for 36 hours, hence this fast is considered one of the most difficult fasts. Chhath Puja begins with Nahay-Khay on the first day. The fast is broken with Kharna on the second day, evening Arghya on the third day and Arghya to the rising sun on the fourth day and with this the festival ends. In such a situation, let us know what is the date and auspicious time of Chhath Puja this time.

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Chhath Puja date and time

According to the Panchag, Chhath Puja starts with the date of Kartik Shukla Chaturthi. Arghya is offered to the Sun in the evening on Shashthi Tithi. This year, Shashthi Tithi of Kartik Shukla Paksha is starting from 12.41 am on 7th November, which will end on 8th November at 12.34 am. According to Udaya Tithi, evening Arghya will be offered to the Sun on 7th November itself.

Dates of four days of Chhath Puja

Day 1, 5 November 2024 – Nahay Khay
Day 2, 6 November 2024- Kharna
Third day, 7 November 2024- Evening Arghya
Fourth day, 8 November 2024- Morning Arghya

Bathing and eating

Chhath Puja starts with Nahay Khae. On this day, there is a tradition of taking bath, preparing and eating food. On this day, women observing Chhath fast prepare and consume rice, gram dal and bottle gourd vegetable and this marks the beginning of their puja.

Kharna

The second day of Chhath Puja is called Kharna. On this day, women keep fast throughout the day and in the evening make jaggery kheer and puri and offer them on an earthen stove. After the puja, she starts a 36-hour waterless fast by eating Kharna Prasad.

evening prayer

Those fasting on the third day of Chhath Puja stand in a river or pond in the evening and offer Arghya to the setting Sun God. In this, they worship the Sun God by placing fruits, sugarcane, rice laddus, thekua and other ingredients in bamboo soup. Are.

Usha Arghya

On the fourth i.e. the last day of Chhath Puja, Arghya is offered to the rising sun and on this day itself the fasting people perform Parana. In Parana he eats only satvik food.