Chhath Puja 2026 Kab Hai? Dates, Kharna and Arghya Time by City

Chhath Puja 2026 date: all four days

• 2: Fast all day without water, then rasiao kheer and roti after sunset.
• 3: Arghya to the setting sun at a river, pond or ghat.

Sandhya and Usha Arghya time 2026, city by city

There's no single "muhurat" for the arghya.

Kharna 2026: date and what to cook

• Rasiao kheer: rice cooked in milk and sweetened with jaggery, not sugar.
• Roti or puri made from wheat flour, sometimes with ghee.
• Bananas, and in some homes a few other seasonal fruits.

Chhath prasad and samagri checklist

Buy what you can early:

• Bamboo soop or daura (basket) for the arghya
• Thekua, the main prasad, made from wheat flour, jaggery and ghee.

Chhath Puja 2026 kab hai? (Hindi mein)

Chhath Puja 2026 mein 13 November (Shukravar) ko Nahay Khay se shuru hogi. Kharna 14 November (Shanivar) ko hai.

Staying safe at the ghat

• Stay within the barricaded area.
• Keep children and elderly vratis close.
• Crackers near crowded ghats are risky.