The river banks are decorated and special worship platforms are prepared on the banks of the rivers and ponds to offer Argha to the setting sun, the main day of this year's Chhath.
Worship of Chhati Mata (ancient Vedic goddess), offering argha to the setting and rising sun, conclusion of the festival celebration, offering of prasad to devotees and immersion of an idol of Chhati Mata are the parts of festival. Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun God and Chhati Mata.
The festival to be marked from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Saptami began on Sunday and the devotees take a holy bath in Chaturthi only by consuming consecrated food items. The devotees observe fasting on the day of Kartik Shukla Panchami and offer rice pudding to the Moon on the same evening.
Birgunj
Birgunj
Related story
Chhath festival being observed today
Birgunj
Kathmandu
Kapilvastu
Kapilvastu
Chitwan
Janakpur
Janakpur
Janakpur
_20211110163458.png)
