Chhath Puja 2025 – Date, Rituals, Significance, and How to Celebrate

In 2025, the main evening offering (Sandhya Arghya) falls on Monday, 27th October.

Key Dates for Chhath Puja 2025

• Nahay Khay (Day 1) – Saturday, 25th October
• Kharna (Day 2) – Sunday, 26th October
• Sandhya Arghya (Day 3) – Monday, 27th October (Evening offering to the setting sun)
• Usha Arghya (Day 4) – Tuesday, 28th October (Morning offering to the rising sun)

Spiritual Significance

Chhath Puja is a unique blend of detoxification, spiritual discipline, and environmental devotion. It is believed to align the body with solar energy, and connect devotees with the rhythmic force of nature. Worshipping Chhathi Maiya, often considered the consort of Surya Dev, is said to bring fertility, prosperity, and protection of children.

Devotees observe the festival with the intention of:

• Gratitude to nature and water bodies
• Protection and well-being of children
• Fulfillment of personal vows and family health
• Spiritual cleansing and positive transformation

Chhath Puja Rituals – A Day-by-Day Guide

1. Nahay Khay (25 October – Saturday)

• The festival begins with a holy bath in rivers or ponds
• The devotee (known as Vrati) prepares a satvik meal of lauki (bottle gourd), rice, and chana dal
• The meal is consumed once and cooked in bronze or earthen utensils on a wood or cow dung stove

2. Kharna (26 October – Sunday)

• Devotees observe a strict fast without water (nirjala vrat) from sunrise to moonrise
• After sunset, kheer made with jaggery and rice, roti, and bananas are offered to Chhathi Maiya and consumed by the devotee
• This marks the beginning of a 36-hour nirjala fast observed till sunrise on Usha Arghya

3. Sandhya Arghya (27 October – Monday)

• As the sun sets, devotees offer arghya while standing waist-deep in water
• The soop (bamboo basket) is filled with thekua, sugarcane, bananas, turmeric root, coconut, diyas, and seasonal fruits
• The atmosphere is filled with folk songs, bhajans, and collective prayers at riverbanks or rooftops

4. Usha Arghya (28 October – Tuesday)

• The final ritual occurs before sunrise, where devotees offer water and prasad to the rising sun
• After arghya, the fast is broken and prasad is shared with family, neighbors, and visitors
• This concludes Chhath with gratitude, healing, and peace

Chhath Puja Samagri List

• Soop (bamboo winnowing tray)
• Thekua (wheat flour jaggery sweet)
• Coconut (in husk)
• Sugarcane sticks
• Seasonal fruits like banana, orange, apple
• Radish, turmeric root, ginger
• Raw milk, honey, ghee, camphor, earthen diyas
• Pure cotton thread and incense

Only organic and seasonal ingredients are used. No packaged, artificial, or processed items are allowed.

How and Where to Celebrate

Traditional Ghats

• Rivers, ponds, and lakes are cleaned and decorated with banana trees, flower rangoli, and earthen lamps
• Communities gather to perform rituals collectively, often singing traditional Chhath geet

Home Celebrations (Urban Areas)

• In metros and gated societies, rooftops and balconies are transformed into makeshift ghats
• Water tanks, tubs, or artificial ponds are used for arghya, with complete adherence to cleanliness and devotion
• Devotees maintain silence, mental discipline, and sing bhajans throughout the night

Environmental and Cultural Relevance

• Chhath is 100% eco-friendly, with no idols, no toxic colors, and no crackers
• Emphasizes nature conservation, water purity, and zero waste rituals
• Strengthens community bonds, respect for rivers, and women-led spiritual discipline

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Let Chhath Puja 2025 bring you solar healing, peace, and divine balance in your life and home.