What is Chhath Puja? What is chhath puja in English

 What is Chhath Puja? What is chhath puja in English

Chhath Puja is an ancient festival celebrated on the sixth day after Diwali. Chhath Puja is also known as Surya Chhath or Dala Chhath. Chhath Puja is celebrated in different metros of the country including Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Although people bow to the rising sun, but Chhath Puja is such a unique festival that begins with the worship of the setting sun. The word "Chhath" comes from the abbreviation "Sashti", which means "six", hence the festival is celebrated on the sixth day of the ascending phase of the moon, on the bright half of the month of Kartik. Starting from the Chaturthi of the month of Kartik and celebrated till Saptami, this festival continues for four days. The main puja is performed on the sixth day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month.

date and time

This year, Chhath Puja will start on 11th November 2018 (Sunday) and will continue till 14th November 2018 (Wednesday). The main puja will be celebrated on 13th November 2021 (Tuesday).

Shastri Date 13 November 2021 (Tuesday)

Beginning : 1:50 am

 14 November 2018 (Wednesday) End : 4:22 am

Main Pooja 13 November 2021

Beginning : 6:41 am

Sunset : 5:28 pm

Chhath Puja is being organized on a large scale at the Art of Living International Centre, Bangalore in the august presence of His Holiness Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. All you devotees living in Bangalore city are cordially invited here on this auspicious occasion.

First Arghya on 13th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. After that satsang with Gurudev. Second Arghya on 14th from 6 am to 7 pm. After that Prasad distribution.

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Importance of Chhath Puja

The fast of Chhath Puja is associated for the happiness and prosperity of the family and the family. The main purpose of this fast is to wish for the health of all the family members including husband, wife, son, grandson. The practice of Chhath also provides mental peace. Regular pranic flow of air during Chhath helps in reducing anger, jealousy and other negative emotions.

There are many famous folk festivals of sun worship in our country which are celebrated in different provinces with different customs. In many other foreign islands including Mauritius, Trinidad, Sumatra, Java, people of Indian origin also celebrate Chhath festival with great faith and pomp.

“This festival is a day to show gratitude to the sun. Sun is an integral part of our life. Sun is the basis of our existence. In this it is necessary to offer Arghya to the sun, that is, looking at the sun, and this can be done only in the morning or evening. Now the question arises, for how long do we need to see the sun? You hold water in your hands and the water slowly drains out of the fingers, till then the sun is seen. Looking at the sun provides energy to your body. Therefore, the puja is mainly performed to express gratitude to the sun.

Message of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

History of Chhath Puja | Story of Chhath Puja | Chhath Puja story behind it in English | Story of Chhath Puja in English

It is believed that the celebration of Chhath Puja is clearly mentioned in the ancient Vedas, as the rituals performed during the puja are similar to those described in the Rigveda, in which the Sun is worshipped. At that time, the rishis were also known to worship the sun and get their energy directly from the sun without consuming good food.

  It is said that following the advice of the great sage Dhaumya during the Mahabharata period, Draupadi resorted to Chhath Puja to relieve the Pandavas from hardship. Through this ritual, she was able to solve not only immediate problems, but later, the Pandavas regained their kingdom in Hastinapur (present day Delhi). It is said that Karna, the son of Surya (Suraj), who fought against the Pandavas in the great battle of Kurukshetra, also performed Chhath rituals. Another importance of worship is also attached to the story of Lord Rama. According to ancient texts, Rama and his wife Sita had fasted and prayed to the Sun God in the month of Kartika in the Shukla Paksha after 14 years of exile. Since then, Chhath Puja has become an important and traditional Hindu festival, which is celebrated with enthusiasm every year.

There is also a popular belief that worshiping the Sun God also eliminates diseases like leprosy and ensures longevity and prosperity of the family. It is done with strict discipline, purity and highest respect. And once a family starts Chhat Puja, it becomes their duty to pass on the traditions to the generations.

chhath puja festival

1. Day 1

On the first day of Chhath Puja, Kartik Shukla Chaturthi is celebrated as 'Nahay-Khay'. First of all the house is cleaned and made holy. After this, Chhathvati starts the fast by taking a holy bath and taking “pure vegetarian food” prepared in a holy manner. All the members of the house take food only after fasting. Pumpkin, gram dal and rice are taken as food. On this day, devotees take a dip in the Koshi, Karnali and Ganga rivers, and take this holy water home to prepare the offerings.

2. Day 2

On the second day of Kartik "Shukla Panchami fasting for the whole day after fasting" eats food in the evening, it is called 'Kharna'. 'Kharna' offering

What is Karva Chauth

What is karva chauth

 Karva Chauth is a very important festival for all married (suhagin) women. This one day festival is celebrated every year mainly by married women of northern India. On this day married (suhagin) women observe a full day's fast which begins with sunrise in the early morning and ends after moonrise in the late evening or sometimes late at night. For the safe and long life of her husband, she observes a very strict fast for the whole day without water and without food.

Earlier it was a traditional festival celebrated especially in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. However, nowadays it is celebrated by all women in almost every region of India. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, the festival of Karva Chauth occurs four days after the full moon day (in October or November) in the month of Kartik. The fast of Karva Chauth is also observed by some unmarried women according to their custom and tradition for the long life of their fiances or to get the desired husband in future.

It is celebrated with other celebrations like Haritalika Teej (which is celebrated every year especially by women in U.P. for the long life and welfare of their husbands) and Chhath (especially in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and other regions of India). It is celebrated annually by women for the same reason.)

karva chauth 2021

Karva Chauth 2021 will be celebrated by women all over India as well as abroad on 24th October, Sunday.

Muhurat of Karva Chauth Puja in 2021

The Karva Chauth Muhurat is the exact time within which the worship is to be performed. The entire duration for Karva Chauth Puja on 24 October is 1 hour and 17 minutes.

The timing of Karva Chauth Puja will start at 5:43 pm.

The time for performing Karva Chauth Puja will end at 6:59 pm.

Moonrise time on Karva Chauth 2021

On the day of Karva Chauth, the time of moonrise will be 8:07 pm. The time of moon rise on the day of Karva Chauth is of great importance for all women as they keep fast for the whole day (without water) for the long life of their husbands. They can drink water only after seeing the full moon rising. It is believed that the fast is incomplete without seeing the moon and a woman can neither eat nor drink water. Karva Chauth fast is considered complete only when the woman sees the rising moon with a lamp of ghee in a sieve and drinks water from the hands of her husband by offering arghya to the moon.

karva chauth

karva chauth fast

The festival of Karva Chauth is celebrated with great joy every year on the Chaturthi of the month of Kartik by women fasting for the whole day in Krishna Paksha. It is being celebrated in almost all the states of India on the same date. It falls every year in the month of October or November, on the fourth day of the full moon according to the Hindu calendar.

Fasting on the day of Karva Chauth is a major ritual during which a married woman observes a fast for the whole day and worships Lord Ganesha for her husband's welfare and long life. Notably, it is a festival of married women, although in some Indian regions; There is also a tradition for unmarried women to fast for their future husbands.

On this day married women fast for the whole day, worship Lord Shiva and his family in the evening, and break the fast in the late evening or night only after seeing the moonrise. Karva Chauth fasting is very difficult and it has a strict discipline or rule that a woman cannot take any food or water from sunrise to moonrise in the night.

It is also called as Karaka Chaturthi (Karva or Karaka means an earthen pot using which a woman offers Arghya to the Moon). There is also a tradition of giving some charity and dakshina to a Brahmin or other married woman. It is highly popular in North Indian states as compared to other regions of the country. There is another fasting festival for son named as Ahoi Ashtami Vrat which falls just four days after Karva Chauth.

Origin and story of Karva Chauth

Karva Chauth means fasting and offering Arghya to the moon using karva (earthen pot) on the Chaturthi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. Karva Chauth falls every year on the fourth day of the dark fortnight. The celebration of the festival of Karva Chauth by women in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent is not yet clear, although some reasons for celebrating it exist.

It is believed that women pray to God for the healthy and long life of their husbands when they are away from home on their duty or other difficult missions like Indian soldiers, policemen, military personnel etc. Indian soldiers do very tough duty on the border of the country for the security of the whole country away from their home. They perform their duty by crossing many rivers in dry areas, facing the monsoon season and facing many more challenges. So, their wives pray to God for the safety, longevity and well being of their husbands.

Women fast for the whole day without eating food and without drinking even a drop of water for the safety of their husband wherever they are on their mission away from their home. This festival occurs during the sowing of wheat i.e. at the beginning of the Rabi crop cycle. A woman worships a large earthen pot (karva) filled with wheat grains and prays to the god for a good harvest in this season especially in wheat-eating regions.

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