Chhath Puja Celebration – Sun is called the god of energy and Chhath puja celebration is the occasion only for the worship of the sun people pray to the sun for good health of well-being along with energy sources from the sun.
Chhath Puja Celebration is a festival uniquely associated with the worship of a powerful god as the only festival that has been carried on from the Vedic period Chhath Puja celebration is in Delhi associated with the nature worship of humanity this festival celebrates and offers gratitude to the lord Surya who represents a permanent source of the life and sustenance on earth.
Why do people Celebrate Chhath Puja?
Chhath festival is an inextricable part of the culture of Bihar, Jharkhand, and parts of utter Pradesh. God of manifest his greatest power in the rising and setting of the sun these two significant movements are considered with the two Aradhyas or offering of river water to lower Surya during the festival the morning glory of the rising Sun and the majesty of a set of duties who come to pay obeisance to lord Surya. Chhath Puja Celebration in Bihar is associated with wish fulfillment when devotees carry out the ritual selflessly.
On the bank of the river, Ganga people used to stand in the water the whole night and in the morning “Arpit Jal” to the sun. Even the most famous devotional songs related to chhatri are heard everywhere. People dress up in traditional cloth and from the bank before sunrise to sunset it is like Patna and Gaya very well lit up with the sanctity of the festival is questionable as everyone sticks to the values of maintaining cleanliness and purity of mind the devotees used to keep fast and renunciation are regarded highly and ask for blessings.
Who Celebrates Chhath Puja?
It is overwhelmingly celebrated in Bihar and is now equally popular in Delhi because most of the Bihari migrant population celebrated this festival in the different regions the first day is marked by bathing in the holy Ganga at sunrise in order to cherish the god sun and then it is assumed that the body becomes ready for preparing Prasad or offering to the god.
The next day is the day for observing the script fast the day is termed and devotees prepare kheer sweet delicacy for god after breaking the fast at night the process for 36 hours till the third day evening marked by ritualistic Pooja which they offer flowers and small earthen Diyas on the river bank.
As traditions go with offering Araghya at sunset and altogether devotes chanting the devotional song and paying obeisance to the sun through offering rice, wheat cake, sugarcane, bamboo basket, etc. Fourth-day Pragya is the last one in which family and friends visit devotees’ houses and distribute the prasad.
Chhath puja celebration is the most seeking and awaited festival for the Bihari people where they pray and cherish the god sun
Importance of Chhath puja
The most important festival Chhath Puja celebration falls in the Kartik month which itself is a holy month that is a famous festival that starts only on the 6th day of the Hindu calendar the festival is dedicated to the worksheet of the Sun god and his wife Usha the festival is celebrated to thank the God for supporting life on the earth and to see the blessing of the divine it is one of the famous Indian festivals which is celebrated in Bihar and many other destination Uttar Pradesh, Bangalore Gujarat, etc.
It is the famous festival that starts on the 6th day of the Hindu calendar month Kartik and the festival is dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife Usha the festival is celebrated to thank God for supporting life on earth and to see the blessing of divine sun God and his wife it is believed that same several health conditions and offer longevity progress prosperity good health and the widely Chhath Puja celebration is also celebrated in the summer and widely followed by people.
This is the festival that is all about priority devotion and offering prayer to the Sun god the exact origin of the festival is ambiguous but they are connected to Hinduism.
It is said that when lord Ram returns to Ayodhya then he and his wife Sita observe the fast in honor of the sun God and broke it only with the settings and it is on such reach well which subsequently evolved into Chhath puja celebration. It is the best way to get your body to detoxify as taking deep in water and exposing the body increases the flow of solar bio-electricity which improve the functionality of the human body and also said that Pooja helps to kill harmful bacteria body and prepares the body for the upcoming winter season.
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