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Chhath Puja Special 2026

The four days of Chhath, 13–16 November 2026: Nahay Khay, Kharna, the evening arghya to the setting sun on 15 November and the dawn arghya on 16 November — with Surya arghya vidhi, aarti and mantras.

Chhath Puja 2026: the four days

Day 1 — Nahay Khay, Friday, 13 November: a holy bath, then a single sattvik meal (traditionally lauki, chana dal and rice) to begin the vrat
Day 2 — Kharna (Lohanda), Saturday, 14 November: fast through the day; in the evening, prasad of gur ki kheer and roti, after which the 36-hour nirjala fast begins
Day 3 — Sandhya Arghya, Sunday, 15 November: arghya to the setting sun; sunset 5:28 pm
Day 4 — Usha Arghya and Parana, Monday, 16 November: arghya to the rising sun; sunrise 6:44 am, after which the fast is broken

Sunrise and sunset are for New Delhi, as per Drik Panchang; check the time for your own city and ghat. Read the Chhath vrat katha and how to offer Surya arghya.

Day by day

Aarti

Om Jai Surya Bhagwan

The traditional aarti to Surya, the sun god, sung especially on Sundays.

Chalisa

Surya Chalisa

The forty-verse hymn "Jai Savita Jai Jayati Divakar" to Surya Dev — his names, his seven-horsed chariot, a protective kavach of his names, and his names for each month, recited on Sundays and Ratha Saptami.

Mantra

Aditya Hridaya Stotra

The hymn to the Sun that sage Agastya taught Shri Ram before his final battle with Ravana — 31 verses from the Valmiki Ramayana, recited for courage, clarity and victory over obstacles.

Om Ghrini Suryaya Namah (Surya Mantra)

The short Surya mantra chanted while offering water to the rising sun. What "ghrini" means, the other Surya mantras it is often paired with, and how to combine it with Sunday arghya.

Stotra

Surya Ashtakam (Adideva Namastubhyam)

The eight-verse hymn to Surya beginning "Adideva namastubhyam", salutations to the first god, with the refrain "tam suryam pranamamyaham", I bow to that Sun. Recited at sunrise on Sundays, during Chhath and on Makar Sankranti; it says the reader is freed from planetary affliction.

Puja Vidhi

Surya Dev Puja Vidhi: Sunrise Arghya and Sunday Worship

How to worship Surya Dev, the one deity seen every day: the sunrise arghya from a copper lota, Sunday worship and fast, the mantra, Aditya Hridaya, chalisa and aarti, Chhath and Makar Sankranti, and common questions.

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