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Vrats & fasting
Chhath Puja 2026 Usha Arghya Time: Your Sunrise, and the Parana After
The morning offering on 16 November is what actually ends the Chhath vrat, not the sunset the day before. Sunrise for Patna, Varanasi and cities across India and abroad, why the offering falls in saptami and not shashthi, and what the parana that breaks the fast actually involves.
Vidhata Editorial Desk9 Sept 2026 · 8 min - 🪔
Festivals
Chhath Puja: the 4-day Sun-worship that defines Bihar
Chhath is Bihar and Eastern UP's most distinctive festival - 4 days of fasting, water-standing, and Sun-offering. Among the most ascetic Hindu observances. Here is the structure.
Vidhata Editorial Desk14 Jun 2025 · 7 min
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