Chhath Puja 2026 Begins Tomorrow: Check All Four Days' Dates and Rituals

New Delhi: Chhath Puja, the great festival of folk faith, is going to start from Friday, 13th November. In this festival which lasts for four days, devotees worship Lord Surya and Chhathi Maiya. Purity, restraint and rigorous penance have special importance in Chhath Puja. During this period, devotees perform puja following many rules. The festival begins with Nahay-Khay and ends with Paran after offering Arghya to the rising sun.

This year Chhath Mahaparva will be celebrated from 13th November to 16th November. During this, Kharna will be organised on the second day, Sandhya Arghya on the third day and Usha Arghya on the fourth day. There is a tradition of fasting without water for about 36 hours during Chhath Vrat.

Four-day calendar of Chhath Puja 2026

• November 13, Friday: Nahay-Khay

The first day of Chhath Mahaparva is celebrated as Nahay-Khay. On this day, fasting people take bath in the morning, clean the house and prepare satvik food. According to tradition, rice, gram dal and pumpkin vegetable are prepared on this day. After consuming food, the fasting people start following the rules of Chhath.

• 14 November, Saturday: Kharna

Kharna will be celebrated on the second day of Chhath Puja. On this day, devotees keep fast from morning till evening. After sunset, Lord Surya is worshiped and offerings of jaggery kheer and roti are prepared. After the puja, the devotees take Prasad. With this, the Nirjala fast of about 36 hours begins, in which both food and water are sacrificed.

• 15 November, Sunday: Evening Arghya

The third day of Chhath Mahaparva is considered the most important. On this day, devotees along with family members reach the Chhath Ghats built on the banks of rivers, ponds and other reservoirs. Here, fruits, thekua, coconut, reed and other worship materials are prepared in bamboo soup and offered to the setting sun. During this time, wishes are made to Lord Surya and Chhathi Maiya for the happiness, prosperity of the family and well-being of the children.

• 16 November, Monday: Usha Arghya and Paran

On the last day of Chhath Puja, devotees reach the ghats before sunrise in the morning. The puja is completed by offering Arghya to the rising sun. After this, Vrati Parana is performed and the waterless fast of about 36 hours is broken. With this the four-day-long Chhath festival ends.

Chhath is a special festival of sun worship

Chhath Puja is considered a festival of expressing gratitude towards nature and the sun. During this time, devotees worship Lord Sun considering him as the basis of energy and life. This festival has special significance in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Now a large number of people celebrate Chhath Puja in other parts of the country also.