- By Kashish Rai
- Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:13 PM (IST)
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Chhath Puja 2024 Day 3: Chhath Mahaparv honours the Sun God and his consort, Chhathi Maiya. On November 7th, 2024, devotees will offer evening prayers (Sandhya Arghya) to the setting sun, seeking blessings, prosperity, and good health. This poignant ceremony acknowledges the sun's life-giving energy and expresses gratitude for its sustenance. By performing Sandhya Arghya, believers purify their minds, bodies, and souls, fostering spiritual growth and harmony with nature. Chhath Puja's significance lies in its emphasis on reverence, self-discipline, and devotion, strengthening bonds between family, community, and the divine.
Check out the Arghya timings, sunrise and sunset time, significance and rituals of this significant festival below:
Chhath Puja 2024 Day 3: Sandhya Arghya Date, Sunrise And Sunset Time
- Chhath Puja 2024 Day 3 Sandhya Arghya Date: 7th November 2024
- Sandhya Arghya 2024 Sunrise Time: 6:15 AM
- Sandhya Arghya 2024 Sunset Time: 5:51 PM
Chhath Puja 2024 Day 3: Sandhya Arghya Significance
In Hinduism, Sandhya Arghya is a pivotal ritual in Chhath Puja, where devotees offer evening prayers to the setting sun. This sacred ceremony acknowledges the sun's life-giving energy and expresses gratitude for its sustenance. By performing Sandhya Arghya, believers purify their minds, bodies, and souls, fostering spiritual growth and harmony with nature. The ritual involves standing in waist-deep water, facing the sun, and offering arghya (water and prayers) to the divine.
Sandhya Arghya holds deep spiritual significance, symbolising the convergence of physical and spiritual realms. It represents the transition from darkness to light, ignorance to knowledge, and mortality to immortality. By honoring the sun, devotees seek blessings, prosperity, and good health. The ritual also emphasises self-discipline, devotion, and reverence, strengthening bonds between family, community, and the divine. Through Sandhya Arghya, Chhath Puja devotees reconnect with the cosmic forces, rejuvenating their spiritual essence and experiencing inner peace.
Chhath Puja honours the Sun God, promoting gratitude, spiritual growth, and harmony, seeking blessings, prosperity, and well-being for all. (Image Source: Freepik)
Chhath Puja 2024 Day 3: Sandhya Arghya Rituals
During Sandhya Arghya, devotees gather at riverbanks, ponds, or other water bodies before sunset. They wear new clothes and carry traditional offerings like fruits, flowers, and thekua. The ritual begins with devotees standing in waist-deep water, facing the setting sun. They offer arghya to the sun, accompanied by chanting and hymns. The offerings are usually made in bamboo baskets or plates, symbolising the connection between nature and the divine.
The ritual involves three key steps: offering arghya to the sun, worshipping Chhathi Maiya (the goddess of the sixth day), and seeking blessings from the sun. Devotees then return home to share prasad (blessed food) with family and friends. The evening prayer is followed by a rigorous fast, broken only after the morning arghya (Usha Arghya) the next day. Throughout the ritual, devotees maintain purity, self-discipline, and devotion, seeking spiritual growth, prosperity, and harmony.
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