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Chhath Puja 2024: The great festival of folk faith, Chhath, has started. Chhath will end auspiciously with Nahay on 5th November, Kharna on 6th November 2024, Sandhya Arghya on 7th November and Arghya at Bhorva Ghat on 8th November. Chhath is such a great festival whose roots are not from today but from the period of Ramayana and Mahabharata. What is the relation of Chhath Mahaparva with Ramayana and Mahabharata period? Let us know.
Relation of Chhath with Ramayana period
According to mythology, when Lord Shri Ram returned to Ayodhya after 14 years, to get rid of the sin of killing Ravana, he decided to perform Rajsuya Yagya on the advice of sages. Mudgal Rishi was called for Rajsuya Yagya. But Mudgal Rishi accepted the invitation and asked Shri Ram ji and Mother Sita to come to his ashram. On the call of the sage, Lord Shri Ram and Mother Sita reached the sage Mudgal’s ashram. On reaching the ashram, the sage purified Mother Sita by splashing Ganga water on her. After which, on the advice of Mudgal Rishi, Sita Mata worshiped Sun God on the sixth day of Shukla Paksha and observed Chhath fast.
Relation of Chhath with Mahabharata period
According to mythology, when the Pandavas had lost everything in gambling, Draupadi observed a fast on Chhath. By observing the fast of Chhath, their wish was fulfilled and the Pandavas got their kingdom back. According to another belief, Chhath festival has been happening since the Mahabharata period. It is believed that Surya’s son Karna started the Chhath festival. Karna was one of the greatest devotees of Sun God. In the context of Karna, it is said that he used to stand in water for several hours every day and offer Arghya to the Sun God. Karna became a great warrior only with the blessings of Sun God.
Chhath festival is mainly a festival of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. But seeing the glory of this festival, now Chhath is celebrated not only in the country but also in foreign countries. This festival, filled with immense faith, is viewed with reverence in other religions along with Hinduism.
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