Usha Arghya
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Usha Arghya is the concluding early-morning offering to the rising sun goddess Usha during the final day of the Hindu festival Chhath Puja.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usha Arghya canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chhath Puja ritual
ⓘ
Hindu religious ritual ⓘ ritual offering ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rising sun ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | devotees of Chhath Puja ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
dawn
ⓘ
devotion ⓘ purity ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Surya
ⓘ
Usha ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| etymology |
"Arghya" refers to a ritual offering of water
ⓘ
"Usha" refers to the dawn goddess ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Usha ⓘ |
| involves |
offering of water to the sun
ⓘ
standing in a river or water body ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| offeringTo | Usha ⓘ |
| partOf | sun worship traditions in Hinduism ⓘ |
| performedDuring | Chhath Puja ⓘ |
| performedOn | final day of Chhath Puja ⓘ |
| phaseOfFestival | concluding ritual ⓘ |
| purpose |
expressing gratitude to the sun
ⓘ
seeking blessings for prosperity and well-being ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sequenceRelation |
Sandhyavandanam
ⓘ
surface form:
performed after Sandhya Arghya
|
| timeOfDay | early morning ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.