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CHHATH Puja : Festival of the Sun God

Celebrating Chhath Pooja

Chhath is an antiquated Indian festival singularly committed to the God of Sun and Chhathi Maiya. This festival, that starts on October 27 in the not so distant future, is commended by all Hindus and particularly North Indians with energy and excitement. Individuals praise Chhath and offer appreciation to Surya Devta for gift life on earth and conceding wishes. Chhath Puja is carried on for four days and incorporates certain rituals like sacred bathing, fasting, offering prayers, and so forth. As indicated by the Hindu timetable, Chhath is praised on the sixth day of the month of Kartik (October).

On the festival of Chhath, individuals wake up ahead of schedule, scrub down in waterway Ganga and quick for the whole day. The female of the house plunges her feet in water and offers prayers to the climbing sun which is additionally called as aragh. Watching quick on this day is not in the least a simple undertaking. One needs to quick without water for around 36 hours, which is alongside incomprehensible. Caps off to all aficionados who watch and do this quick with full devotion.

Mythological legends about Chhath Puja


Draupadi and Pandavas

In Hindu religion, Chhath festival has more noteworthy criticalness and join with the most seasoned and aged Purohits who were asked for by the Kings to perform conventional puja of Lord Sun. amid those days, the Purohits droned the age-old Rigveda and songs. Chhath Puja amid more seasoned times was praised by Draupadi and Pandavas from the Mahabharata who recaptured their lost kingdom.


Lord Rama and Goddess Sita

It is said that the first Chhath Puja was begun by Surya Putra Karna, who was a bold warrior and managed over Anga Desh(bihar). An alternate history being that Chhath Puja is the untold story of Lord Rama. Master Rama and Goddess Sita had fasted and offered puja to the Lord Sun amid their royal celebration after they came back to Ayodhya.

Chhathi Maiya

The Goddess who is loved the most amid Chhath Puja is 'Chhathi Maiya'. She is said to be the associate of Surya – Sun God. Lovers adore her with the goal that they can beat their issues and can get Moksha. Chhathi Maiya is otherwise called 'Usha', which implies the first beam of light amid the day. As indicated by the myth, Usha and Pratusha were the wives of Lord Sun and both are venerated alongside the Sun.

Advantage of Chhath Puja

1. In the wake of watching and performing Chhath Puja, one snatches control over the stream of prana and additions a ton of vitality and positive vibes. It keeps one solid as well as enhances the skin and visual perception.

2. The whole process helps in expanding insusceptibility and cures an assortment of contaminations through the radiation of the Sun.

3. Loving the Sun and remaining in water for the whole day serves to think and unwinds the spirit and the brain.

4. This procedure likewise helps in battling sicknesses and enhances the execution of WBC (white platelets).

5. Sun based vitality gives the body power and controls the emission of hormones.

Old rituals and conventions

Upon the arrival of Chhath Puja, the aficionado needs to wash up and needs to watch quick for four consistent days. One needs to perform this puja with full immaculateness and ought to give up all extravagant propensities. It is accepted that the family who performs Chhath Puja once needs to proceed with it for whatever is left of their lives and ought to likewise pass on the rituals to the cutting edge. Here are the rituals of Chhath Puja:

1. The primary day of the Chhath Puja - Nahay khay - ought to begin with blessed bath and the aficionado needs to bring some measure of water at their home for advertising. The surroundings must be clean enough to perform the puja.

2. On the second day - Lohanda and Kharna - lovers watch quick for the whole day and specifically break quick at night after sunset. The sustenance arranged is then offered in the puja and at night again they begin fasting and that as well, without water for the following 36 hours.

3. The third day contains Sandhya and Arghya wherein the females wear sarees of turmeric shade and offer arghya on the waterway bank of Ganga. Further, the occasion of Kosi is praised by lighting lights or diyas under five sugarcane stays. This shows Panchatattva which contain five components of the human body.

4. The most recent day of Chhath - Usha Arghya – is the place aficionados offer Bihaniya Aragh on the waterway bank of Ganga alongside their crew. What's more before the day's over fans break their quick by expending prasad.

Prasad on Chhath Puja:

Delicacies prepared on Chhath Puja:On the auspicious event of Chhath Puja, individuals plan prasad which they offer to Lord Sun. Enticing dishes are arranged on the first day, including kheer, theku, products of the soil. The nourishment ought to conceivably be cooked without salt, onion and garlic. The individual watching the quick needs to devour the supper once in a day that excessively which is cooked utilizing bronze or mango wood utensils.


 




Happy Chhath Puja to everyone out there! Hope God grants the wishes of one and all with well-being, happiness and prosperity.

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