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Chhath Puja 2026
Kartik Chhath 2026: Nahay Khay on Friday, 13 November 2026, Kharna on Saturday, 14 November 2026, Sandhya Arghya on Sunday, 15 November 2026 (sunset in Patna about 17:00) and Usha Arghya on Monday, 16 November 2026 (sunrise about 06:09).
Chhath dates, year by year
| Year | Chaiti Chhath | Nahay Khay | Kharna | Sandhya Arghya | Usha Arghya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 March 2026 – 25 March 2026 | 13 November 2026 | 14 November 2026 | 15 November 2026 | 16 November 2026 |
| 2027 | 10 April 2027 – 13 April 2027 | 2 November 2027 | 3 November 2027 | 4 November 2027 | 5 November 2027 |
Chhath ki samagri (what goes in the daura)
Prasad
Thekua (gur-aata), kasar (rice laddoo), rasiyaw for Kharna, and ghee-fried puri in some homes.
Phal-phool
Sugarcane, banana bunch, coconut with water, gagal/sweet lime, singhara, suthni, kerav, haldi and adrak plants, mooli.
Bartan
Bamboo soop and daura, clay diyas, kosi (clay elephant lamp set), brass lota for arghya, new clothes for the vrati.
Why Chhath is different
Chhath is dedicated to Surya and Chhathi Maiya (Shashthi Devi), the protector of children. It has no idol and no priest, and the strictest rules of purity of any Indian festival: the prasad is made on a new or freshly plastered chulha, wheat for thekua is washed and dried under watch, and nothing touches the floor. Rich and poor stand in the same water at the same time — which is why many Biharis call it the most democratic festival they know.
The Kartik Chhath is the big one, but a smaller Chaiti Chhath is kept in spring, six days after Chaitra Navratri begins.
Read our day-by-day Chhath guide.