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Devotees offer ‘argh’ to setting Sun on Chhath, special arrangements across all ghats
On Chhath people offer special prayers to the Sun God. The main ritual is held on the penultimate day by offering ‘argh’ to setting Sun and on last day of the festival by offering ‘argh’ to rising Sun. Infact, this is why there is a common saying among the people from Bihar that ‘its only in Bihar both rising and setting Sun is worshiped’. The four-day-long festival starts with the ‘Nahai Khai’ ritual and ends with ‘Usha Arghya’ (offering to rising sun). On both the days, devotees will offer prayers have been cleaned, decorated with lights and barricaded for the first day ‘Argha’ to Sun God.
On Sunday today, people from Bihar offered ‘argh’ (offering) to setting Sun in the evening. The four-day Chhath festival will culminate by offering ‘argh’ to rising Sun on Monday tomorrow. Chaath is one of the biggest festivals of India that truly believes in ‘unity in diversity’.
Bihar has been decked up for the rituals and since past many days officials have been taking stock of the Chhath ghats across the state. Not just Bihar alone, but same process is being taking place across all the states as there is a huge population of people from Bihar resides in all the states. In Jharkhand, administration in different districts have deputed additional security forces and NDRF teams in vulnerable water bodies. Drones and CCTV cameras are also being used in major cities including Ranchi, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur to keep an eye on the festive activity.
In Delhi, Chhath ghats at the Yamuna river near ITO, Wazirabad in West Delhi, New Ashok Nagar in East Delhi, Okhla barage. The Chhath festival was first celebrated on a bigger platform in 1984 for the first time. Later, then Chief Minister Shieila Dixit built Chahath ghat at the Yamuna near ITO in 2007. Since many days, special arrangements are underway at the Chhath ghats where devotees offered puja on Sunday. Markets too have been decked up with the puja and food materials that is required by the devotees on the occasion.
Devotees throng all the Chhath ghats to offer the ‘argh’ to the setting Sun. However, main function was held in Bihar where people in large numbers came ot of their homes to offer ‘argh’ and later gathered to enjoy songs and programmes organised on this occasion. The four-day long Chhath festival will come to an end on Monday, the fourth day, when devotees will offer ‘argh;’ to rising Sun.
Bidding adieu to Maa Durga with tears, interesting rituals and traditions
Amidst the shouting of ‘aschey bochor aabaar hobe…’ (next year will again celebrate), the idols of Goddess Durga is immersed in the river. With the pain in eyes, yet another that year of waiting starts.
Indeed, a sad day for all Bengalies across the globe as the four day of festive celebrations are over living the faithfulls in tears as Goddess Durga or Maa Durga embarks on her voyage to the Kailash.
In Bengal, there are a few well known families like Sovabazar Rajbari, Hathkhola Dutta Bari, Laha Bari, Sabarna Roy Choudhury, Mallick Bari, Chatu Babu and Latu Babu, Bhawanipur De Bari, Raja Nabakrishna Deb, Badan Chandra Roy, Haldarbari to name a few. Apart from these are are few ‘rajbari’ (palace) where still Durga Puja is organised like Jhargram Rajbari, Krishnanagar Rajbari, Nimta Rajbari, Burdwan Rajbari among others.
These families have their own tradition in bidding adieu to Maa Durga. Some fire canon as the immersion is done while another fly Neelkantha bird. As per the ritual, it is believed that in those days, the bird would fly to Kailash and inform Lord Shiva that immersion has taken place and Goddess Durga with children were on their way safe and sound. As time passed by, the Neelkantha bird became extinct and as a symbolic ritual, now the family fly a replica of the bird.
Festive season starts with Navaratri. Know significance of days, rituals, colours
October is regarded as the beginning of festive month. Navaratri which one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated by the Hindu community starts the festivity. The word ‘Nava’ means ‘nine’ and ‘Ratri’ means ‘night’. The festival is celebrated for nine days. Faithfuls observe fasting and stay away from non-vegetarian foods during these nine days. They even avoid salt and consume ‘sendha namak’ (rock salt). People offer special puja (prayers) to Goddess Sherowali Mata reincarnation of Goddess Durga.
This year Navaratri begin from September 26 and would end on October 4.
There are rituals from prayers to mantra and even colours of clothes to be worn these nine days. Let’s take a glance at the significance of the nine days:
Day 1- Shailaputri is worshiped on the first day of Navratri. In this form, Devi Parvati is revered as the daughter of Himalaya Raja. The colour of this day is white.
Day 2- Brahmacharini is the form of Parvati in which she attains severe penance to have Lord Shiva as her consort. Brahma means divine consciousness, and achar means behaviour. The colour for this day is red.
Day 3 – Chandraghata is the unique form that Devi Parvati, at her marriage, withhold Shiva. The colour for this day is royal blue.
Day 4 – Kushmanda, means a pumpkin. Ku means little, Sushma means energy, and anda refers to an egg. The colour for this day is yellow.
Day 5 – Skanda Mata the Mother of Skanda. She represents motherly affection. The colour for this day is green.
Day 6 – Katyayani. It is a form of Durga that eliminates the demonic forces in the universe. She is the one who killed Mahishasura. The colour for this day is grey.
Day 8 – Devi Mahagauri is that which is beautiful and gives a purpose and freedom in life. She represents the beauty of nature and the energy that liberates us. The colour for this day is peacock green.
Day 9 – Devi Siddhidatri. Siddhi means perfection, hence also called the goddess of perfection. She sings us peace in our life. The colour for this day is pink.
Each day has its own significance.
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