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.
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Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
→
religious observance → |
| alsoKnownAs |
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
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| fastingDuration |
about 36 hours without food and water
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| fastingType |
nirjala fast
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| firstDayName |
Nahay Khay
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| fourthDayName |
Usha Arghya
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|
| genderRole |
often led by women
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| mainDeity |
Chhathi Maiya
→
Sun God → |
| majorLocation |
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 → Hindus → Madhesi people → Magahi people → Maithil people → |
| observedIn |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Delhi → India → Jharkhand NERFINISHED → Madhya Pradesh → Nepal → Odisha NERFINISHED → Uttar Pradesh → West Bengal → eastern India → northern India → |
| performedAt |
lakes
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ponds → rivers → water bodies → |
| prasadItem |
kheer
→
seasonal fruits → sugarcane → thekua → |
| publicHolidayIn |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Jharkhand NERFINISHED → 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
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|
| thirdDayName |
Sandhya Arghya
→
|
| timeOfYear |
Kartika month
→
October–November → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chhath Puja
("Chhath")
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Yam Dwitiya
("comes after Govardhan Puja in many regions")
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calendarRelation |
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Mithila region
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|
festival |
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Bihar
→
|
hasFestival |
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Eastern India
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hasImportantFestival |
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Northern India
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|
hasMajorFestival |