Chhath Puja 2026 Kab Hai? Dates, Kharna and Arghya Time by City
Chhath Puja 2026 runs from 13 to 16 November. Here's each day's date, what happens, and the exact sunset and sunrise arghya time for Patna, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and more.
Chhath Puja 2026 runs from Friday 13 November to Monday 16 November. The evening offering to the setting sun (Sandhya Arghya) is on Sunday 15 November, and the morning offering to the rising sun (Usha Arghya) is on Monday 16 November. Below are 50 original Chhath Puja images and HD photos made for this year: wishes in Hindi, Bhojpuri and English, Chhathi Maiya and Surya Dev wallpapers, Nahay Khay, Kharna and Parana cards, ghat sunrise and sunset art, folk art, and tall images for your phone wallpaper or WhatsApp status. Tap any image to open it, then download it in full HD or share it straight to WhatsApp.
| Day | Ritual | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nahay Khay | Friday, 13 November |
| 2 | Kharna (Lohanda) | Saturday, 14 November |
| 3 | Sandhya Arghya (evening offering) | Sunday, 15 November |
| 4 | Usha Arghya and Parana (morning offering) | Monday, 16 November |
Arghya times follow your city's sunset and sunrise, so they change from place to place. Our guide Chhath Puja 2026 kab hai, with Kharna and Arghya time by city has the full list. There are also two dates cards in the gallery that you can send to your family group.
Every image has its own wish text, but here are a few short Hindi wishes you can copy and send with any photo:
Every card is drawn around the real traditions of the festival: devotees standing in the river to offer arghya from a soop or a brass lota, the bamboo soop and daura baskets filled with fruits and thekua, the bahangi carried to the ghat, the sugarcane kosi lit with diyas on the night of Sandhya Arghya, aripan floor art, the Nahay Khay meal of rice, chana dal and lauki, the Kharna prasad of gur ki kheer and roti, and the ghats glowing at dusk and dawn. The devotional cards use symbols, such as the sun mandala for Surya Dev and the decorated soop for Chhathi Maiya, instead of drawn deity faces. Want to make the prasad at home too? Try our thekua recipe with jaggery.
For a WhatsApp status, use the tall images, such as "Jai Chhathi Maiya", "Om Suryaya Namah", the Sandhya Arghya status, the folk-art "Chhath Mahaparv" status, the English "Happy Chhath Puja" status and the sunrise wallpapers. They fill the status screen without cropping.
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Chhath Puja 2026 starts with Nahay Khay on 13 November and ends with Usha Arghya on 16 November. The main evening arghya is on Sunday, 15 November.
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Yes. Every image is 1080 pixels wide. The eight tall images are 1080 x 1920 pixels, the size of most phone screens, and the others are 1080 x 1350, which suits WhatsApp chats, Instagram and Facebook posts.
Yes, there are several Chhathi Maiya greeting images and wallpapers. Out of respect, they show her through traditional symbols, like the decorated soop, diyas and the rising sun, rather than a drawn face.
Sending the picture directly needs a recent phone browser. If yours can't, the button opens WhatsApp with the wish text and a link instead, or you can download the image and attach it yourself.
Chhath Puja 2026 runs from 13 to 16 November. Here's each day's date, what happens, and the exact sunset and sunrise arghya time for Patna, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and more.
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