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Second day of Chhath Puja: ‘Kharna’ ritual being performed today

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Mahottari. The ancient Mithila region of Madhes is now celebrating the Chhath festival.

On the second day of this four-day festival, the devotees are preparing for the ‘Kharna’ ritual today. Earlier, on the first day of the festival, on the fourth day of Kartik Shukla, on Friday, the Bartalu had already fasted for the ‘Nahay-Khay’ ritual.

} On the second day of the festival, i.e., on the fifth day, after taking a holy bath in the morning, fasting for the whole day, offering the kheer cooked in Sakkhar to the family deity and the sixth goddess at night, the ritual of eating the same kheer will be completed. This method is called ‘Kharna’ in Maithili.

TAG_OPEN_div_22Chhath is called the great festival of folk faith in Mithila. Reverence, loyalty, dedication and self-purification are considered to be the main aspects of the festival. After fasting all day on the day of ‘Kharna’, after seeing the moon in the evening, after seeing the moon in the evening, they offer it to Chhathi Mata by offering it to Chhathi Mata by placing a new clay stove and rice made of sweet potatoes, milk and rice of the local variety of rice cooked in November. Today, those who fast throughout the day will complete this ritual by seeing the moon after sunset.

{{TAG_OPEN_div_20} On the third day of the festival, after fasting for sun worship, in the evening, the devotees will go to the beautiful ghat built in the reservoir and offer the first Arghya to the sun after sunset by immersing them in waist-deep water. It is called ‘Sajhuka Arakh’ or ‘Sajhiyaghat’ in Mithila.

Similarly, on the day of Saptami, it is customary to conclude the festival by offering the second Arghya to the rising sun in the morning. The Arghya given to the rising sun is called ‘Bhorka Arakh’ or ‘Paran’ in Mithila. It is customary to first show the coconut with matted hair and then the sweets and fruits with bananas cooked for the festival to the Sun God.

Sweets including prasad, thakua, bhusuwa made during the Chhath festival are invited to the house of the relatives and taken to the relatives. The puja materials for offering Arghya include sweets including thekua and bhusuwa. These dishes are prepared from grinding flour and grinding flour. During the festival, a picturesque ghat is built on the bank of the sacred reservoir.

Until a few years ago, this festival was celebrated only by Madhesi Hindus, but now the Hindus of the mountains have also started celebrating it. Even the followers of Islam in Mithila have allowed the worshippers to show their vows to the Sun God during Arghya. This has made the Chhath festival common. This festival has become an integral part of Mithila folk culture as all religions, cultures and castes are included in the festival. Manohar Prasad Yadav, principal of the secondary school in Bhangaha-5, Sitapur, said that this festival is a great festival of public faith as it is becoming common for all.

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