9Nov
Chhath Puja — Kharna (Day 2)
Major festivalSecond day of Chhath Puja — all-day Nirjala (waterless) fast. At sunset devotees make kheer (rice pudding) with jaggery as prasad, offer it to the Sun, then eat briefly. The gruelling 36-hour waterless fast to Usha Arghya then begins.
- All-day Nirjala fast
- Evening kheer-banana prasad
- Sunset puja
- 36-hour waterless fast begins