If no river or pond is available during Chhath Puja 2025, then Chhath fast can be observed at home also with full devotion. Just maintain purity, make an earthen pit, offer Arghya to Sun God and follow all the rituals correctly.
Chhath Puja 2025: On Chhath Puja, the great festival of folk faith, Sun God and Chhathi Maiya are worshiped and devotees take a pledge to observe a strict fast. This year Chhath festival will start from 25th October and conclude with Arghya in the morning on 28th October. During the four-day Chhath Puja, special attention is paid to purity and special care is taken that every ritual associated with the puja is strictly followed. On this festival, there is a tradition of offering Arghya to the Sun God at the river ghat, but sometimes there is no river or pond nearby. In such a situation, people should observe Chhath fast at home only. In this article, let us know in detail about the important rules of observing Chhath fast at home.
Rules and methods of performing Chhath Puja at home
- Arrange puja at a clean place on the terrace or balcony of your house.
- Make a small round or square trough with bricks or clay.
- Do not use tubs or plastic utensils; Make a pond with mud and bricks.
- Fill the pond with water up to waist level.
- Fill the pond with water and add some Ganga water to it.
Things to keep in mind during Chhath Puja
- From Nahay Khay till the day of morning Arghya, avoid keeping Tamasic things like garlic and onion in the house.
- Maintain purity while making Chhath Prasad like thekua and rice laddu.
- Those observing fast should sleep on a mat spread on the floor, not on a bed.
- Those observing fast should wear unstitched clothes for all four days.
- Offer evening and morning Arghya in the same pond made at home.
rules of offering arghya
Keep all the offerings, like seasonal fruits, sugarcane, thekua etc., in a bamboo basket or brass vessel. Now, mix milk and water in a copper pot and offer it to the Sun God. Similarly, in the morning, mix milk and water and offer water to the Sun God. While offering Arghya, keep in mind that your face should be towards the Sun God. With morning Arghya, seek forgiveness from Lord Surya and Chhathi Maiya for any mistakes committed during the puja.
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chhath puja dates
- Nahay-Khay Saturday, 25 October 2025
- Kharna Sunday, 26 October 2025
- Sunrise Arghya Monday, 27 October 2025
- Sunrise Arghya Tuesday, 28 October 2025
sunset and sunrise time
- Sunset on October 27th – 5:40 pm.
- Sunrise on October 28 – 6:30 am.
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