Chhath Puja Second Day Kharna: The festival of Chhath begins after the five-day festival of Diwali, during which women keep fast for their children. This year this festival is being celebrated from 17th November to 20th November. Today is its second day which is known as Kharna. On this day, devotees observe fast for a period of about 8 to 12 hours and prepare dishes like jaggery kheer, kaddu-bhaat, and thekua-gujiya. After the completion of the fast, these dishes are eaten with family members. Apart from this, people also wear new clothes and celebrate the auspicious occasion with their friends and family. If you are going to celebrate Lohanda and Kharna Puja today, then here are the puja method, materials, and rules related to it.
Know the ingredients of Kharna Puja
Two large bamboo baskets for keeping Prasad
bamboo or brass soup
A pot (for offering milk and water)
a plate
paan
Betel
Rice
Vermilion
ghee lamp
Honey
incense or incense sticks
sweet potatoes
Suthni
wheat, rice flour
Jaggery
thekua
new clothes for fasting
Sugarcane with 5 leaves
Green plants of radish, ginger, and turmeric
big lemon
Fruits like pear, banana, and custard apple
coconut water
sweets
Kharna puja method
From today, the fasting people will start fasting for 36 hours without water.
After performing puja this evening, women will observe a waterless fast for 36 hours and offer Arghya to the Sun.
In the evening, ghee-based bread, jaggery kheer, and fruits are offered to the Lord.
After offering Bhog, women take it as Prasad.
After this, his 36-hour waterless fast begins.
This fast ends after offering Arghya to the Sun on the fourth day.
Women start preparing to make Prasad a day in advance to offer Arghya the next day.
Do not ignore these rules during the Chhath fast
Do not allow small children to touch any puja item.
Do not feed prasad to the child until the puja is completed.
Never use abusive language with the devotee or family members during Chhath Puja.
Women who observe Chhath Maiyya fast should sleep on a cloth spread on the floor instead of sleeping on a bed or cot for all four days.
During the Chhath festival, the entire family including the fasting person should consume satvik food.
Make sure to clean your hands before touching any puja item.
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