Chhath Puja

Chhath Puja Surya Bhagwan aur Chhathi Maiya ki pooja ka tyohar hai — ye char din tak chalta hai aur bina pandit ke, khud kiya jaata hai.

Kahaani hai ki jab Pandavon ne Draupadi ke saath Surya Bhagwan ki pooja karke apna rajya wapas paaya tha, tabhi se Chhath Puja ki parampara shuru hui. Kuch log ise Chhathi Maiya se jodte hain, jo bachchon ki raksha karti hain aur santaan-sukh deti hain.

Ye vrat bahut kathin maana jaata hai — pehle din Nahay-Khay (nadi mein nahakar shudh bhojan), doosre din Kharna (shaam ko gud ki kheer khana), teesre din Sandhya Arghya (doobte suraj ko jal chadhana), aur chauthe din Usha Arghya (ugte suraj ko jal chadhana) hota hai — poora din nirjala rehkar.

Shaam ko poore parivaar ke saath nadi ya talab ke kinare jaakar, bans ki tokri mein phal-mithai sajakar surya ko arghya diya jaata hai. Ye tyohar suraj devta ka shukriya adaa karne aur poore parivaar ki khushhaali maangne ka din hai.