Chhath Puja At MWH

Chhath,  is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival. During the festival people fast, bathe in the rivers or water bodies and offer prayers to the Sun. It’s a  four-day festival.

The festival starts with Nahay-Khay (a term for pious bathing and preparing vegetarian food without onion). Next day is observed as ‘Kharna’ when devotees prepare ‘Kheer’.

Day after Kharna, the devotees go to some water body in the evening to take bath and pay obeisance to the Sun. It is called Sandhya Arghya (evening offerings).

The festival culminates with ‘Usha Arghya’ (morning offerings to the rising Sun) when devotees go to some water body a little before sunrise and offer prayers. After this they break their fast.