Patna The four-day Mahaparv of Suryopasana in Bihar began today with Chhath Nahay Khay.
On the first day of Chhath Puja, the great festival of folk faith, the fasting men and women take Arva food after bathing in the pure and clean water of rivers and ponds under the resolution of bathing for the purification of their conscience. started this fast. One of the specialties of this fast, which is done for the happiness and prosperity of the family and for the relief of sufferings, is that no priest is required to perform this festival.
On the second day of Mahaparv Chhath, men and women will start their fast tomorrow once again after taking bath in rivers and ponds. After a whole day’s fasting, the fast will worship Lord Surya at sunset and eat kheer made of milk and jaggery only once. After this, he will be able to take water till the moon is visible and from then on his fasting for about 36 hours will start.
On the third day of this great festival, the fasting devotees will offer the first Arghya to the astachal-gami sun by standing in rivers and ponds. The fasting people offer Arghya to the setting sun with fruits and tubers root. On the fourth and last day of the festival, the second Arghya will be offered to the rising sun in the rivers and ponds. Only after offering the second Arghya, the fasting fast of about 36 hours ends for the devotees and they take food and water.
In all the districts of the state including the capital Patna, the government has directed to maintain uninterrupted power system on the main roads and the link roads of the Ghats for Chhath festival. At the same time, necessary instructions have also been given to the Civil Surgeon cum Chief Medical Officers for fire fighting and emergency medical facilities. Police officers have been ordered to deal strictly with anti-social elements.
Chhath Puja committees and volunteers of different areas are constantly engaged in the work of cleaning and decorating the Ganga Ghats for Chhath Vratis in Patna. Along with this, pylons are being made on the roads leading to the river Ganges and the entire route is being decorated with colored bulbs.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has greeted the state and the countrymen on the occasion of Chhath, a four-day festival of public faith. He said that this great festival of folk faith is a festival of self-discipline, in which people offer Arghya to the rising and rising Lord Surya with spiritual purification and a pure mind. He has prayed to Lord Bhaskar for the progress, happiness, prosperity, peace and harmony of the state on the occasion of Chhath, the great festival of public faith. He has appealed to the people of the state to celebrate this great festival together with mutual love, mutual harmony and peace.
