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Chhath Puja 2025:Today is the Shashthi date of Shuklapaksha of Kartik month, which is celebrated as the third day of Chhath Mahaparva according to the Hindu calendar. The worship of this day is dedicated to Sun God and Chhathi Maiya. This festival is not only the festival of worship of Lord Surya, but Goddess Shashthi is also specially worshiped on this holy date. On this day, devotees across the country keep fast for the whole day without water for the well-being of their family and children and offer Arghya to the Sun God in the evening.The importance and method of worshiping on the third day of Chhath Mahaparva is especially for the happiness, prosperity of the family and happiness of children. The importance of faith and devotion regarding this day is very high, because along with the Sun God, Chhathi Maiya is also worshiped on this day. So let us know in detail about the auspicious time and worship method of this day.Auspicious time of Chhath festivalAccording to the Panchang, this time the auspicious time of Chhath Mahaparva will start from 06:04 am on 27 October 2025 and will continue till 07:59 am on 28 October 2025. At this time Lord Surya will rise at 06:30 in the morning and sunset at 05:40 in the evening. On this day, after offering evening arghya to the Sun God, the devotees will offer a second arghya the next morning at sunrise, with which the fast ends.third day puja ritualThe third day of Chhath Puja starts from Kharna, after which the devotees observe a waterless fast of 36 hours. On this day, the first Arghya is offered to the Sun God in the evening. The puja items like fruits, flowers, thekua, rice laddus, sugarcane, coconut etc. are kept in a soup pot or bamboo basket and taken to Chhath Ghat or Jal Teerth. Here, Arghya is offered to the Sun God from a brass vessel while reciting the mantra ‘Om Ghrini Suryay Namah’.After this, the devotees circumambulate the Sun God five times and then light a lamp and pray for the well-being of the family and children. During this puja, special worship is also done to Chhathi Maiya, who is prayed for the happiness of children.Importance of Evening ArghyaThe importance of evening Arghya especially emerges in Chhath Puja, because this festival is the most important part of the worship of Sun God. According to belief, Sun God stays with his wife Pratyusha in the evening and this is the time when fasting people offer Arghya to him for the protection and prosperity of their family and children. At this time, along with the Sun God, the blessings of Chhathi Maiya are also received, who is considered a symbol of happiness and protection of children.Therefore, on this third day of Chhath Mahaparva, people especially fast and pray for happiness and prosperity for the family and children. This tradition of Chhath Puja has become an important part of Indian culture and faith.Disclaimer: This is based on religious beliefs, JBT does not endorse it.