Chhath Puja
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Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chhath Puja canonical | 17 |
| Chhath | 3 |
| comes after Govardhan Puja in many regions | 1 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chhath Puja
ⓘ
surface form:
Chhath
Surya Shashti ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sun worship
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ prosperity ⓘ well-being of family ⓘ |
| believedBenefit |
fulfilment of wishes
ⓘ
health and longevity of children ⓘ prosperity of family ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important festival of Bihar
ⓘ
important festival of eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ symbol of regional identity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Chhathi Maiya
ⓘ
Surya ⓘ |
| duration | 4 days ⓘ |
| fastingDuration | about 36 hours without food and water ⓘ |
| fastingType | nirjala fast ⓘ |
| firstDayName | Nahay Khay ⓘ |
| fourthDayName | Usha Arghya ⓘ |
| genderRole | often led by women ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Chhathi Maiya
ⓘ
Surya ⓘ
surface form:
Sun God
|
| majorLocation |
Yamuna ghats
ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi Yamuna ghats
Ganga river ghats ⓘ Patna ⓘ Varanasi ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ |
| observanceFeatures |
abstinence from alcohol and meat
ⓘ
strict ritual discipline ⓘ use of eco-friendly offerings ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Awadhi people
ⓘ
Bhojpuri people ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Madhesi people ⓘ Magahi people ⓘ Maithil people ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ India ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| performedAt |
lakes
ⓘ
ponds ⓘ rivers ⓘ water bodies ⓘ |
| prasadItem |
kheer
ⓘ
seasonal fruits ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ thekua ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ some regions of Nepal ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
fasting
ⓘ
holy bathing ⓘ offering arghya to the Sun ⓘ prasad preparation ⓘ purity and cleanliness rules ⓘ standing in water ⓘ sunrise worship ⓘ sunset worship ⓘ vrat (vow) ⓘ |
| secondDayName | Kharna ⓘ |
| thirdDayName | Sandhya Arghya ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Kartika month
ⓘ
October–November ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern India
subject surface form:
Eastern India
this entity surface form:
comes after Govardhan Puja in many regions
this entity surface form:
Chhath
subject surface form:
Surya
this entity surface form:
Chhath
this entity surface form:
Chhath