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If you cannot go to river or lake for Chhath Puja, then do it at home.

Samira Vishwas | October 25, 2025 11:25 AM CST

Rules for performing Chhath Puja at home: Chhath Puja is considered to have special importance in Sanatan Dharma. Chhath festival starts with Nahay-Khay on the Chaturthi date of Shukla Paksha in the month of Kartik. This year, the great festival of worship of Sun God and Chhathi Maiya will start from 25th October and will conclude with Usha Arghya on 28th October. This four-day fast is very difficult and full of purity.

According to religious beliefs, Chhath Puja is performed on the banks of holy rivers, but sometimes it is difficult for the devotee to do it. In such a situation, you can perform Chhath Puja at your home with full devotion and rules. However, some special rules and methods have to be followed to perform puja at home, so let us know about them.

First of all know the dates of Chhath Puja:

25 October 2025, Saturday – Nahay-Khay
26 October 2025, Sunday – Kharna
27 October 2025, Monday – Evening Arghya
28 October 2025, Tuesday- Usha Arghya

Sunset and sunrise time of Chhath Puja

Sunset on October 27 will be at 05:40 pm.
Sunrise on October 28 will be at 06:30 am.

read this also ,Donate these things on the day of Nahay-Khay, Chhathi Maiya’s blessings will remain with you throughout the year.

Rules and method of performing Chhath Puja at home

Choose a clean place on the terrace, courtyard or balcony of the house.
Make a small round or square circle (water pond) using bricks or clay.
You can also use a large tub or plastic container, but it must be completely clean and new.
Fill so much water in this pond that while offering Arghya, the devotee can feel the water up to his waist. Add some Ganga water in the pond.
any food items including garlic and onion throughout the house vengeful Do not use the item.
Make Chhath Prasad (Thekua, rice laddus, etc.) only keeping in mind complete purity.
It is considered prohibited for the fasting person to sleep on the bed during this period.
They have to sleep on mats spread on the ground.
The fasting person should wear new and clean unstitched clothes for all four days.
Offer Sandhya (setting Sun) and Usha (rising Sun) Arghya in this same pond at home.
Keep all seasonal fruits, sugarcane, thekua and other dishes in bamboo soup or brass basket.
Mixing milk and water in a copper pot Sun god Offer Arghya to.
Stand in the Vrati Kund and offer Arghya facing the Sun.
During this time meditate on Sun God and Chhathi Maiya.