chhath puja date 2025

Celebrating the Sun with Purity and Devotion: Chhath Puja 2025.

    

Every year, as autumn deepens and the golden light of the sun grows softer in the sky, millions of hearts turn toward the horizon in gratitude. The festival of Chhath Puja - a celebration of the life-giving sun and nature’s bounty - holds that moment of pause and reverence. In 2025, this sacred celebration falls on October 25–28.

Let us walk through the soul of the festival - its dates, rituals, significance, and the tender human threads that make it more than a ceremony: a living tradition of love, discipline and hope.

📅 Key Dates & Ritual Flow for 2025

Day 1 – Nahay Khay: Saturday, October 25. Devotees take a purifying bath, clean their homes and eat a simple satvik meal.

Day 2 – Kharna: Sunday, October 26. A day of fast, culminating in the evening offering of jaggery kheer and fruits, marking the beginning of a strict vrata (fast) without water.

Day 3 – Sandhya Arghya (Evening Offering): Monday, October 27. Devotees gather at riverbanks at sunset, wade into waist-deep water, and offer the arghya (offering) to the setting sun, symbolic of surrender and gratitude.

Day 4 – Usha Arghya (Morning Offering) & Parana: Tuesday, October 28. In the dawn’s first light, devotees once again stand by the water to offer the arghya to the rising sun, then break their fast, share prasad and return to daily life.

🌞 What Is Chhath Puja?

At its heart, Chhath Puja is an act of gratitude -to the sun (“Surya Dev”), which sustains life; to nature, which shelters and nurtures; and to the divine feminine, embodied in “Chhathi Maiya”. According to tradition, women observe the vrat (fast) for the welfare, health and prosperity of their families, often undergoing a disciplined 36-hour fast without water.

This festival is especially celebrated in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and bordering regions of Nepal. What makes Chhath uniquely touching is its simplicity - no grand idols, no fireworks, no elaborate staging; just human souls standing in water, facing the sun, bearing their hopes and prayers.

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🎁 Rituals with Heart

Here are some of the rituals, enriched with emotions and meanings:

Purification (Nahay Khay): Bathing in a river, pond or in clean water at home is more than physical cleansing; it symbolises the readiness to enter a phase of devotion and surrender.

Fasting (Kharna & Nirjala Vrat): Giving up food (and later water) becomes a metaphor for letting go - of comfort, of routine - to tune into something higher than self.

Offerings & the Soop: Devotees prepare offerings in a “soop” (a winnowing tray) – wheat flour sweets (thekua), sugarcane, seasonal fruits. Each item carries meaning - thekua for the sweetness of life, sugarcane for strength, fruits for nature’s generosity.

Arghya to the Sun: Standing in water at dusk or dawn, offering arghya to the sun evokes humility before nature’s power - acknowledging that we live because the sun rises, seasons cycle, and rivers flow.

Parana (Breaking the Fast): The final act is sharing prasad with family, friends, sometimes strangers. This echo of community and sharing completes the cycle: from self-discipline back to connection.

🌿 Why It Matters - More Than Ritual

1. A Connection with Nature: In an age of screens and cities, Chhath reconnects us with water, sky, dawn, dusk - the primal elements. The ritual embeds respect for rivers and sun, encouraging environmental awareness.

2. Strength in Discipline: The vrat is not about suffering, but about empowerment - choosing to focus, quiet the mind and reflect on what matters.

3. Simple Beauty & Community: Where many festivals rely on grandeur, Chhath’s power lies in simplicity. Families gather, neighbours help, strangers become companions in devotion.

4. Hope for Family & Future: Mothers (and often fathers) perform the fast to pray for their children’s well-being, for the family’s prosperity, for purification of the home. It’s deeply personal and universal.

  

🕯️ Celebrating from Here (If You’re Away)

If you are in Indore (or away from riverside ghats) but wish to honour Chhath’s spirit:

* Clean and decorate a small space or balcony with water in a clean vessel and a lamp.

* Prepare the thekua or any satvik sweet (wheat flour, jaggery, ghee) and fruits to offer.

* At sunset on 27 October (or the local equivalent) stand facing west (sunset direction) and offer a lamp/light with folded hands, silent prayer for health and gratitude.

* On dawn of 28 October face east, offer the water and lamp, and then share the offerings with family – invite them into the ritual with you.

* Keep the day simple. No rush. Quiet your mind, reflect on what you are thankful for.

💬 A Personal Reflection

I remember once standing by the Ganga in Patna at dawn for Chhath, the air cold, the river mist rising, lamps flickering on the water. The sun peeked above the horizon - a soft gold smear across the sky. There was no speech, just the gentle hum of prayers, the splash of feet finding footing, a hush of devotion. 

I realised: this festival is about small miracles - the sun rising again, the river flowing again, hearts united again.

In 2025, whether you are at a grand riverbank or holding a lamp on your balcony in Indore, you are part of that same moment of gratitude. The sun is the same, the water is the same, the hope is the same.

May this Chhath Puja fill your home with warmth, your thoughts with serenity, and your heart with deep gratitude. May the rising sun bring new energy, and may your offerings ripple outward into goodness for family, friends and the world.

💬 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. What is the date of Chhath Puja 2025?

A. Chhath Puja will be observed from 25 October to 28 October 2025.


Q2. Why is Chhath Puja celebrated?

A. It is celebrated to thank Surya Dev for sustaining life and to seek blessings for health, wealth, and happiness.


Q3. Can men observe Chhath Puja fast?

A. Yes, men can also take part in the vrat (fast) and rituals with full devotion.

Q4. What are the important items required for Chhath Puja?

A. Soop (bamboo basket), fruits, sugarcane, coconuts, thekua, diya, and a clean vessel for offering water.


Q5. Can Chhath Puja be performed at home?

A. Yes, if you cannot go to a riverbank, you can perform it at home by creating a small worship area facing the sun.

Q6. What is the importance of thekua in Chhath Puja?

A. Thekua is a traditional sweet prasad symbolising devotion, simplicity, and the sweetness of life.

  

🌻 Conclusion

Chhath Puja 2025 reminds us that spirituality lies in simplicity and gratitude.
As devotees stand in water with folded hands, offering prayers to the setting and rising sun, they celebrate life, discipline, and hope.

It’s not just a festival - it’s a heartfelt connection between humans and nature, between devotion and purity.

As the golden rays of Surya Dev shine upon you this year, may your life be filled with light, peace, and prosperity.

✨ Wishing you and your family a blessed Chhath Puja 2025 🌞🙏

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