Chhath 2020 News

The sunrise and sunset timings hold great significance during this four-day-long festival. The main day of the festival includes Chhath Pujan and Sandhya Arghya on Shashthi.

This year, the celebrations will be low-key due to the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic. Keeping the COVID-19 outbreak in consideration, social distancing and wearing of masks, gloves have been a must in all festivities.

The sunrise and sunset timings hold great significance during this four-day-long festival. The main day of the festival includes Chhath Pujan and Sandhya Arghya on Shashthi.

Maharashtra HM has appealed to people to celebrate Chhath Puja in a low-key manner. He has asked people to avoid gathering around lake or pands in view of pandemic. No mandap should be erected, read the govt guidelines.

Chhath Puja is dedicated to the Sun God (Surya Dev). It is a four-day-long festival where devotees offer prayers to Surya Dev, his consort Usha and Pratusha (Chhathi Maiya) respectively.

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Chhath Puja is widely celebrated in the country but predominantly it is the major festival in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and in parts of Nepal. Chhath Puja is believed to be the only Vedic Festival dedicated to Surya (the Sun God).

This festival begins on the Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha and is celebrated till Saptami Tithi While Chhath Puja starts with Nahay Khay, it ends with Usha Arghya Devotees offer their prayers to Surya Devta to thank the Lord for sustaining life on Earth