Chhath Puja · छठ पूजा
Chhath Puja is a festival of the Sun god (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, celebrated mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh. The main day is Kartika Shukla Shashthi, six days after Diwali.
Dates
Dates and times are for New Delhi (Asia/Kolkata). They can differ in other places, especially outside India, and between traditions.
How the date is determined
Kartika Shukla Shashthi prevailing at sunrise; the evening arghya is given on this day.
Over four days devotees take a ritual bath and meal (Nahay Khay), fast (Kharna), offer arghya to the setting sun on Shashthi evening while standing in water, and to the rising sun the next morning before breaking the fast.
Regional and tradition differences
A smaller Chaiti Chhath is observed in Chaitra. The date shown is the day of the evening arghya (Shashthi).
What to recite
Sources
- Chhath, Wikipedia (2026)
Change log
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