Arghya to the rising sun today: the last day of the Mahaparv Chhath; 36 hours of waterless fast will be completed after Paran

Today is the last day of Chhath Mahaparv which started from 28th October. Enthusiasm has been at its peak in the entire state regarding Chhath, the great festival of folk faith. Today on Monday morning Chhathvrati and devotees are offering Arghya to the rising Lord Bhaskar. With this, Chhath, the festival of Suryapasana, which lasts for four days, will be completed. In order to offer Arghya to Lord Surya, crowds of people started gathering at all the ghats of Patna and other districts from the very first morning. At the same time, at many ghats, the fasting also stayed in the night.

Here, adequate lighting arrangements were made at Chhath Ghat with attractive decorations with colorful bulbs. Tight security arrangements were also made. Vratis are fasting Nirjala on Saturday night after eating Kharna’s prasad. Today, with the offering of Arghya to the rising sun, this great festival will be completed. After this, the fasting will do Parana (opening the fast) at their homes.

Earlier on Sunday, there was an influx of faith on the ghats to offer arghya to the astachalgami (setting) sun. Chhath Vratis and their families offered arghya to Lord Bhaskar and returned to their homes waiting for the morning while some Vratis, who had sought a vow, spent the night at the Ghat itself.

People staying at Chhath Ghats at night.

Flood of faith gathered on the ghats in the evening Arghya of Mahaparva Chhath

Apart from the ghats, offerings are also being made on the roofs of the house.

A large number of people have also stored water in the courtyards, gardens and terraces of their houses to offer arghya to the sun. After getting down in this water, the devotees will pick up the soup filled with fruits and offer it to the sun. It is with this feeling that the sun which gave us food, we are first offering it with reverence. With full discipline. With the sattvikta of Nirjala. In this sense it is a nature festival. With equality of every caste of the society. There is talk of connecting directly with the sun through the festival. There is no medium in between.

Crowds also gathered at the Ganga Ghats in Patna

The Ganga Ghats of the capital, especially Collectorate Ghat, Darbhanga House, Kali Ghat, Rani Ghat, Gandhi Ghat, Law College Ghat, Gay Ghat, Patna College Ghat, Digha No. 95 Ghat, Pati Pul Ghat, Ghat near Digha Bridge on many Ganga Ghats including All arrangements have been made for the convenience of the devotees. Apart from people from 20 to 25 localities, men and women from Bihar and outside states reach the Shiv Mandir Ghat in the block complex of Phulwari Sharif in Patna to observe Chhath fast.

Chhath Vrati offering Arghya to the Sun at Dev Ghat in Aurangabad.

Know where Arghya will be given in the main districts of the state

Muzaffarpur Ladder Ghat and Ashram Ghat are among the important Ghats on the banks of Budhi Gandak river. These are being prepared as model ghats. Both the Ghats are located at Sikandarpur in the city. Thousands of devotees reach here. Apart from this, hundreds of devotees also reach the pond of Patahi.

jamui The city sees huge crowds at Tripurari Ghat, Hanuman Ghat, Bihari Ghat and Khairma Ghat built on the banks of river Kiul. Kadma Ghat on the Anjan river bank of Malaypur is also important among the main ghats. A crowd of 10 to 15 thousand gathers at these ghats.

Samastipur A large number of people gather on the banks of the Budhi Gandak river in the city. About 35 ghats are important here. In these, a crowd of more than 50 thousand people gather at Old Durga Sthan Ghat, Neem Galighat, Prasad Ghat, Lachka Ghat, Jitwarpur Kothi Ghat.

settled on the banks of the Sarayu Chhapra City Thousands of devotees perform Chhath at many ghats from Manjhi to Sonpur. The main ones are Ram Ghat (Manjhi), Shrinath Baba Ghat (Semaria), Gautam Rishi Taposthali Ghat (Tattoo), Dharmanath Dhani, Stair Ghat (Chhapra) and Tiwari Ghat (Chirand). Around one lakh people gather at all the ghats.

Crowd of Chhath Vratis gathered at Hajipur Konhara Gandak Ghat of Vaishali.

sheikhpura In addition to Arghauti Pokhar Chhath Ghat and Ratoiya River Chhath Ghat, devotees offer Arghya to Sun at Malti Pokhar Chhath Ghat of Barbigha Nagar. A crowd of 30 to 50 thousand devotees gather at all three places.

Jehanabad In the Sangam Ghat, Thakurbari Ghat, Dakshin Sun Temple, Kako Sun Temple etc., a large number of people come for Chhath Puja.

Rohtas There are many important Chhath Ghats in District Headquarters Sasaram, Subdivision Headquarters Dehri and Bikramganj. The most important is Chhath Ghat at Sasaram on the banks of Son canal, Kuraich-Lalganj Ghat, Dehri on the banks of Son river and Bikramganj on the banks of Kaon river. More than 50 thousand people come here to perform Chhath.

Nalanda Around one lakh people come to perform Chhath at Kosuk, Sohsarai Surya Talab and Baba Maniram Akhara Chhath Ghats on the banks of Panchane river in Bihar Sharif. Along with Badgaon and Aungari Dham are also very famous Chhath Ghats. Not only the district, people from all over the state and the country come here to offer Arghya.

Bettiah About one lakh Chhath Vratis reach Sagar Pokhara and Sant Ghat situated in the middle of the city.

Gopalganj In the city, a crowd of about one lakh people gather at many Chhath Ghats including Hajiapur Mod, VM Field, Block Nonia Toli, built on the banks of river Gandak.

Katihar A large number of devotees perform Chhath at the Kosi Chhath Ghat and Sand Pokhar Ghat built on the banks of the Kari Kosi river in the city. Apart from this, about 5000 people will do Chhath around the Ghat built on BMP Pokhar, Vijay Babu Pokhar of Badi Durga Sthan Vijay Nagar.

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