CHHAT PUJA: BELIEF AND MYTHS
Chhat puja is one of the most devotional and prominent festival celebrated in north east India such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Nepal. It’s a festival of purity, devotion and offering prayers to Sun God (Surya Dev), this festival is celebrated for four days and also prayers devoted to Sun God for supporting life on earth. Although it’s a festival of 36 hours continuous fasting, holy bathing, meditation while standing in the water and offer praying to the setting and rising sun. It’s celebrated at the sixth month of Karthika in the Vikram Samvat. According to Hindu religion it is believed that worshiping Sun God (Surya Dev) will keep the living on earth healed from several health conditions and provides longevity, positivity and prosperity among all. One of the chhat puja is also celebrated after the festival of Holi during summer time known as (Chaiti Chhat) but it is believed that chhat celebrated during Karthika month has more importance. As per Hindu mythology chhat is asso