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Chhath Puja 2025 Timings: Chhath Puja honours the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya with four days of fasting, prayers, and rituals.
Nahay Khay 2025 puja Vidhi: Chhath Puja commences with Nahaye Khay. (AI generated image)
Chhath Puja 2025 Timings: Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated primarily in Bihar and Jharkhand. It falls in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik, which corresponds to October or November in the Gregorian calendar. This year, the Chhath Mahaparv begins on Saturday, October 25, and concludes on Tuesday, October 28. The festival is dedicated to the sun god Surya and his wife, Usha (Chhathi Maiya).
Married women worship the deity for the well-being, prosperity, progress, and welfare of their husbands and families.
Chhath Puja lasts for four days, starting with the Nahay Khay ritual and culminating with the offering of Usha Arghya on the final day. During the four-day festival, women observe a 36-hour-long ‘nirjala’ fast, bathe in the holy river, and pray to the rising and setting sun. Devotees also perform a procession march as they head towards the holy riverbanks.
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Ahead of the auspicious occasion, here’s everything you need to know about Chhath Puja:
Chhath Puja 2025: Rituals
Nahaye Khaye (Day 1) – (Saturday, October 25)
The festival commences with Nahaye Khaye, where devotees (known as vrattis) take a holy dip in the river Ganga and observe a fast. Vrattis consume only a single meal after preparing prasad for the Sun God, which typically includes pumpkin, moong-chana dal, and bottle gourd.
Lohanda and Kharana (Day 2) – (Sunday, Oct 26)
On the second day of Chhath Puja, devotees observe a strict day-long fast without water (from sunrise to sunset). In the evening, they break the fast with a special prasad of jaggery-based kheer, roti, and banana after offering prayers. This meal marks the end of Kharna and the beginning of the most intense fasting period of Chhath.
Sandhya Arghya (Day 3) – (Monday, Oct 27)
Considered the most intense part of Chhath Puja, vrattis begin a 36-hour Nirjala fast (without food or water) and prepare to offer Sandhya Arghya to the setting sun. Dressed in traditional attire, people gather on riverbanks and offer Arghya (water and offerings) to the sun with folded hands, seeking blessings for health, prosperity, and family well-being.
An integral part of this evening’s ritual is the ‘Kosi,’ a canopy made using five sugarcanes, representing the five elements of Earth. Devotees prepare Kosi and place diyas and baskets of offerings under it.
Usha Arghya (Day 4) – (Tuesday, Oct 28)
On the final day of Chhath Puja, known as Paran Din, devotees assemble near the River Ganga and offer Usha Arghya to the rising sun before dawn by standing in knee-deep water. They offer prayers to Lord Surya, completing their 36-hour fast. Devotees break their fast with the sacred prasad and seek blessings from elders and family members.
Chhath Puja 2025: Parna Timings
According to Drik Panchang, the auspicious timings of Parana Day are as follows: The sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets at 5:39 PM.
Chhath Puja 2025: Vrat Vidhi
- Take a sacred piece of cloth and spread it over the holy area or the puja sthan.
- Then, place the idols of Lord Ganesha and Lord Surya on the red cloth.
- The next step involves worshipping the deity. Put roli (vermillion) on Lord Ganesha and Lord Surya’s foreheads and then apply Chawal (rice) on both idols.
- Light incense sticks (agarbatti) and wave gently in front of the idols.
- Now, light the ghee diya in front of the idols and offer fruits, sweets and prasad to gods.
- After sunrise, perform the same puja and offer holy water to the rising sun.
- Distribute the khajur (date) among your family members and friends and offer blessings of Lord Ganesha and Surya.
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October 24, 2025, 09:05 IST
