Chhath Puja, also known as Maha Parv, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Uttarakhand, primarily for worshipping the Lord Sun and Chhath Mata.
Chhath Puja, a four-day Hindu celebration from Chaturthi to Saptami Tithi, is traditionally observed for children's benefit and promotes prosperity, health, and happiness.
Nahaye Khaye is the initial ritual of Chhath Puja celebration, where devotees take a holy bath and consume only one meal.
Kharna, the second day of the Chhath festival, is a purification day celebrated by fasting and offering special Prasad to the Sun God.
On the third day of Chhath Puja, devotees fast from food and water, offering Arghya to the sun and standing in deep water.
Usha Arghya, or Parana Day, marks the end of the 36-hour fast by offering water to the rising sun and ending the fast with prasad.
Afterwards, the community returns home, and prasadam is consumed as well as distributed in the neighborhood.