Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)

November 15 - SUNDAY

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Observance: Restricted Holiday Holiday (India)

"A unique festival of devotion to Sun God involving 36-hour fasts and offerings at riverbanks."

Ancient Vedic festival worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya with rigorous fasting and river rituals.

Traditions:

Observing strict fasts for 36 hours without water
Standing in water bodies to offer arghya (water offerings) to setting and rising sun
Preparing traditional offerings like thekua on earthen stoves without modern utensils

Chhath is one of the few Hindu festivals where devotees worship the setting sun along with the rising sun.

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