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

One of the most religious Hindu festivals is Chhath Puja, which is devoted to the God of the sun, Lord Surya. The festival is marked with a lot of faith and devotion over a period of four days. At this period, the Sun God is worshiped and devotees pray to him to bring good health, wealth to their families. The majority of the people who fast during this festival are women who have a strict fast to show their devotion and also as a way of blessing their loved ones.

This is a fundamental practice that is mostly performed in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh, and a few areas in Nepal.

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Why chatth puja is celebrated?

The chhat puja is performed twice a year, in summer and in winter. This is referred to as the sixth festival and is celebrated on the sixth day of the month as dictated by the lunar year. The festival of worship starts in the month of Chaitra (March-April), six days after Holi, and is known as Chaiti Chhath or Surya Puja.

The second and the most popular festival is in the month of Kartik (October-November) immediately after Diwali. This is known as Kartik Chhath and is notice with a lot of power and devotion.

The festival is celebrated by different names across India, with allied regions and languages. It has also been referred to as Chhath Parva, Daala Chhath, Surya Shashthi, Chhath Mahaparva, Daala Puja, and Surya (Sun) Pooja. The names may vary from place to place, yet the meaning and objective of the festival is always similar everywhere throughout the world to be in honor the Sun God and to be grateful to life, light, and energy.

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.

Day 1 – Nahay Khay (25th October 2025)

Purity starts on the first day. Worshippers go and dip themself in rivers and wash their houses. They make kaduaa bhaat (lentil rice mixed with bottle gourd) prasad. It is the only food that devotees consume even before they start their fast, and this symbolises their spiritual cleansing.

Day 2 – Kharna (26th October 2025)

On this day, the followers fast(nirajala) without water. They cook kheer of jaggery, rice, and ghee after the sun sets, and bananas and roti. This food is served to Chhathi Maiya before to the devotee has it. Then they start a 36-hour fast without water in devotion to the Lord.

Day 3- Sandhya Arghya (27th October 2025)

When the sun is setting, worshippers are standing in rivers or water bodies offering Arghya (water) to the setting sun. They are loaded with soops (bamboo baskets) of thekua, fruits, sugarcane, and coconuts. The evening sky has diyas and songs in devotion of the Sun God.

Day 4 – Usha Arghya (28th October 2025)

This is the last day and the holiest day. The followers pray to the sun that is on the rise and wish to have health, happiness, and harmony. Having given Arghya, they break their fast by eating prasad with relatives and friends, offering love and good feelings.

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.