Thanks J for the chaati Puja. The real festival is in the north and the northerners living in the south as Kartik festival concerning shati mata , described by me elsewhere yesterday in Q and A, gets proliferated as these words which are SHASTI changed or corrupted. As a matter of fact in the north hereafter the winter sets in unlike our rain after and pongal followed by summer. SUN god worship is the origin and Usha the beginning sun rise and Pratyusha dusk are 2 days out of 4 days. Sashti mata skanda is also added in this. The end of the agriculture festival as in TN Pongal is celebrated for 4 days. SUN is sent off; and invited back as Makara sankaranthi in jan. In short it is believed to ne feminine but only a neutral gender festival. Jharkhand is full of festival and 19th Nov 23 is a Govt holiday. KRIRS161123
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Chittanandam V R <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 at 05:06 Subject: Re: A Happy Chhath Puja 2023 and Praying Sun and Moon God to Bless Us All for a Happy and Healthy Living. To: Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> Cc: Rajaram Krishnamurthi <[email protected]>, ARR < [email protected]>, YM - markandeya101091 < [email protected]>, venkat giri <[email protected]>, Yeddanapudi Markandeyulu <[email protected]>, SRIRAMAJAYAM < [email protected]>, Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]>, gopala krishnan <[email protected]>, N. Sekar <[email protected]> Thanks for the detailed information. Do Tamils give any importance to this festival? Chittanandam On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 4:43 AM Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote: > **Chhath celebrations** will begin with Nahay Khay on the Chaturthi Tithi > of the Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Kartik. Most **people > celebrate Chhath Puja in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, > Odisha, and parts of Nepal*.* Chhath Puja is dedicated to the worship of > the sun god, Surya. As the sun is revered as the source of all life and > energy, believers send up prayers asking for blessings for their families' > well-being. > > **People especially 'poorvanchalis' start preparing for the Chhath Puja*. > *This ancient Hindu Vedic festival is mainly celebrated in Bihar, > Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India and Nepal. > > The festival begins with Nahay Khay, which involves taking a ritualistic > bath and consuming a simple meal which falls on November 17, 2023. > > The second day is known as Kharna, where devotees observe a strict fast > and prepare a special prasad consisting of jaggery, thekua (a sweet snack), > and fruits. > > On the third day, devotees offer their prayers to the setting sun and seek > blessings for the well-being of their families. > > The fourth and final day of the festival is known as Paran, where devotees > break their fast and offer their prayers to the rising sun. > > *The second day of Chhath Puja is known as *Kharana*. On this day, the > parvaitin cooks roti and rice kheer and serves it as a bhog to the > `Chandradevta` (Moon God)**. > > A full-day fast without water is observed on the third main day of Chhath > Puja. The main ritual of the day is to offer Arghya to the setting Sun. On > the fourth and final day of Chhath, Dusri Arghya is given to the rising Sun > and it is known as Usha Arghya. The 36-hour-long fast is broken after > giving Arghya to the Sun. > > **Chhath Puja is regarded as a spiritually purifying festival, and > devotees observe rigorous fasts and offer their prayers to the sun at > sunrise and sunset. The festival is also significant as a harvest festival, > and farmers express gratitude to the sun for a bountiful harvest and pray > for the fertility of their lands. Chhath Puja is a community-driven > festival that emphasizes unity and social bonding, and families and > neighbourhoods come together to perform the rituals and offer collective > prayers*.* > > The four-day event honours* *Surya and Shashthi Devi and is also known as > Surya Shashti, Chhath, Mahaparv, Chhath Parv, Dala Puja, Pratihar, and Dala > Chhath**. > > Women fast as part of the ritual for the happiness of their families and > the health of their sons. It is believed that sunlight has cure for various > diseases and conditions. > > It has a healing effect that can benefit ill people. Taking a dip in the > holy river also has certain medicinal benefits. The main purpose of Chhath > Puja is to help the Vrattis gain mental purity and mental and physical > power. The festival requires maintaining utmost cleanliness. > > *Chhath Puja Rituals: Date in the Year 2023* > > - Chhath Nahay Khay: November 17 > - Lohanda and Kharna: November 18 > - Sandhya Arghya: November 19 > - Usha Arghya: November 20 > > Wishing All My Friend who follows Chhath Pooja and Live *in the states of > Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and parts of Nepal*. A Happy > Chhath Puja and Praying Sun and Moon God to Bless Us All for a Happy and > Healthy Living.* > > > N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004 > > *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you > become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to > a goal, not to people or things "* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqWWnBam%3D8UQ79DSVwbeUjSN9zJUAC9s2ZLZ7feR2dhqg%40mail.gmail.com.
