When is Chhath Puja 2025: Rituals, Date, and Meaning 

Chhath Puja is considered to be the most important festival. Amongst the most divine Indian festivals. It is followed with a lot of devotion right after Diwali. The members of the family of this time unite along rivers and ghats to give their worship to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya. This festival is a new birth of hope, faith, simplicity and purity.

When is the Chhath Puja in 2025?

Chhath Puja will begin on Wednesday, 22 nd October, 2025 and close on Saturday, 25 nd October, 2025. It begins on Monday of the week with Nahay Khay and with the offering of Arghya to the rising Sun on the seventh day of the week.

• Nahay Khay 2025 Date: October 22, 2025
• Kharna 2025 Date: October 23, 2025
• First Arghya: October 24, 2025.
• Second Arghya: 25 October, 2025.

This is a four day festival that is significant in terms of discipline and belief in worship.

Worshipping Chhathi Maiya

People believe that Chhathi Maiya brings happiness, prosperity, and long life to children. Devout people starve in her honour, most of the time, with no water. It is a fast that is full of power, faithfulness, and sacrifice.

Rituals take place during sunrise and sunset, as these times best utilise solar energy. Offering Arghya at these moments helps break barriers and bring calmness.

Chhath Puja 2025 and Subh Muhurat

It is a very significant celebration due to the auspicious times (muhurat).

Initial Arghya Moonrise: October 24, 2025, around 5:30 PM 

Second Arghya Time of Sunrise: October 25, 2025, around 6:15 am.

This makes sure that they perform rituals at the right time since they have times when the majority of the devotees consult with the astrologers to ensure that they are selecting the right muhurat based on their position.

The four significant days of Chhath Puja.

1. Nahay Khay

The first day begins with a holy bath in the rivers or waters. The followers clean their homes and prepare satvik food, usually pumpkin, rice and pulses.

2. Kharna

The latter day is a fasting day among the devotees. In the evening, they prepare kheer with jaggery, rice, and milk. They offer it to the god and later consume it as prasad.

3. First Arghya

The third day is the most significant day. The worshipers pour their first Arghya to the setting Sun into rivers, or people go under water in ponds or rivers up to their waist.

4. Second Arghya

On the fourth day, the final offering is made to the Sun, which is rising. It is also through this ritual that the fast ends and the families celebrate thankfully and joyfully.

Making of traditional Food in Chatt Puja 

The food consumed during the Chhath Puja is pure, satvik and does not contain onion and garlic. Some popular dishes include:

• Jaggery kheer
• Rice and dal
• Thekua (dish of wheat flour and jaggery)
• Banana and coconut fruits.

Devotees first offer these meals to the god and then distribute them as prasad to relatives and friends.

Special offering to please Chhathi Maiya

The offerings that devotees prepare in rituals are:

• Devotees present the god with fruits like bananas, coconuts, and sweet lime.
• Sugarcane
• Rice candy, thekua, and jaggery.
• A lamp on earth, a basket where.

All these are symbolic representations of the devotion of devotees.

Dos and Don’ts During Chhath Puja

The following are some broad guidelines that devotees should follow:

Things to Keep in Mind

Do’s	Don’ts
Clean up the environment and take a holy bath.	Do not take or abuse drugs and alcohol.
Follow a satvik diet	Onion and garlic should not be used in food.
Keep fast with full devotion	Do not break the fast midway through
During the sunrise and sunset, Arghya should be offered.	Do not use a non-traditional vessel.
Keep rituals simple and pure	Do not be negative or serious.

Chhath Puja is concerned with devotion and order. Rituals should not be shortcut by the devotees. Purity of mind and body, rather than of any grand gesture.

You can even use an online pooja service in case you cannot carry out rituals at home. This makes sure that your prayers are performed correctly, even in case you are not at home.

Conclusion

Not a festival but a devotion between nature and devotees, Chhath Puja is a festival of love. It teaches us sacrifice, humility, and devotion. Since the offerings at sunrise are considered of purity and of faith, every action is an expression of purity and faith in the preparation of pure food.

This festival will create happiness, calmness, and unity again in families in 2025 when they all come together to worship Chhathi Maiya.

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