Chhath festival has started today from 13th November. This day is known as Nahay-Khay. On Nahay-Khay, all the devotees eat satvik food, in which gourd vegetable, gram dal and rice are especially eaten. From this day, all the devotees take a pledge to fast by worshiping Sun God and Chhathi Maiya. According to religious experts, all the wishes of the devotees who observe Chhath fast following all the rules are fulfilled by the grace of Chhathi Maiya.
Chhath Mahaparva is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Bihar and Jharkhand. This festival lasts for four days. This year this festival will start from 13th November and will end on 16th November. This year Nahay-Khay is on 13th November and Kharna will be on 14th November. After this, evening Arghya will be offered on 15th November. At the same time, on 16th November, all the devotees will offer Arghya to the rising Sun God. After this Arghya the devotees will break their fast. Now the question arises that what should people do on the day of Nahay-Khay? Let us know.
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What to do at Nahay-Khay?
All women and men observing fast on this day should wake up in the morning. After that one should take bath. If there is a river near your house, then go there and take bath, otherwise you can take bath at home itself. After that, wearing clean clothes, all the devotees should offer water to the Sun God and then take a pledge to fast.
Along with this, do puja at home. After that prepare bottle gourd vegetable, gram dal and rice. After the food is prepared, the person observing fast should eat it first. Only after that the rest of the family members have food. People observing fast on this day can eat only once in the whole day.
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Which rules should be kept in mind?
Cook food on earthen stove: Devotees should take special care of cleanliness while preparing food at Nahay-Khay. According to religious belief, devotees should cook food on earthen stove on this day. However, people can also cook on gas stove.
Eat only satvik food:According to religious belief, all the people observing fast on this day should eat only bottle gourd vegetable, pulses and rice. Apart from this, eating other satvik foods should be avoided.
Take a pledge to fast:On this day, after offering water to the Sun God, devotees should take a vow to fast, otherwise the fast is considered incomplete.
Do not eat tamasic food: From 13th November to 16th November all devotees should avoid consuming Tamasic food. Those who have not observed this fast should also not eat meat, fish, onion and garlic during Chhath Mahaparva.
Note: This article is based on religious beliefs and calculations. We do not confirm this.