Chhath Pooja
Chhath Pooja at your home in Bengaluru by Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma. Arghya guidance for families who keep Chhath here. Ask on WhatsApp for the visit area within about 100 km.
Chhath Pooja
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The rite
Chhath pooja is the Bihari and Purvanchal sun worship on kartik shukla, with arghya at sunset and before sunrise, often done at a water body. In Bengaluru many families adapt the rite on a terrace tub or society tank with Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma guiding the Hindi katha, sohan, and thekua prasad without claiming the sun will cure illness.
Time at the house: Spans two evenings and morning—pandit visit often 2 hours on main arghya day
Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma performs this as a home visit in Bengaluru. Share your area and preferred slot on WhatsApp; the samagri list is sent before the day. This page does not list fees or promise worldly results.
Why families book it
Migrants book a pandit who knows Chhathi Maiya katha, not only a generic Surya puja.
Home guidance helps when no Ganga ghat exists and elders still want correct arghya direction.
When families ask
- On kartik shukla chhath when Purvanchal families gather
- When a daughter-in-law observes her first chhath after marriage
- If terrace arghya setup needs safety review for diyas near railings
- When children should learn the story of Draupadi and chhath vrat
- Before a long trip home to Bihar when local rite is impossible
- For joint vrat with neighbours sharing one water tub on rooftop
Before the day
Soak bamboo baskets and prepare thekua two days early. Fill a clean tub with water and place on stable terrace tiles. Keep sugarcane, coconut, and seasonal fruits washed. Fasting women should rest in shade; have ORS nearby in heat. Confirm society terrace booking on WhatsApp with the pandit time.
Short vidhi
- Sankalp for fasting kartha and family
- Nahay-khay day guidance if pandit visits early
- Kharna evening prasad explanation
- Sanjhiya arghya at sunset with standing in water or tub
- Katha of Chhathi Maiya
- Night vigil rules explained to family
- Bhor arghya before sunrise next day—timing on WhatsApp
- Offering soop with fruits to the sun
- Breaking fast with ginger and water ritual
- Distribution of prasad thekua to friends
The pandit confirms the order on WhatsApp before the visit.
Samagri
- Bamboo soop and winnow
- Thekua ingredients: wheat, jaggery, ghee
- Sugar cane stalks
- Coconut and betel nuts
- Seasonal fruits—banana, sweet lime
- Rice, wheat, and turmeric
- New red saree for vratini if custom
- Gangajal and milk for arghya
- Diya in clay for evening
- Kusha grass
- Camphor
- Large tub or buckets for terrace water
The exact list for your day is sent on WhatsApp. This page does not sell a kit, and it does not say the materials are included in a fee.
Questions
Can men perform arghya?
Traditionally women lead; men assist—state your household.
No terrace access?
Ground-level tub in courtyard or park edge with society permission.
Rain during arghya?
Family follows elder rule; pandit advises safest adjustment.
Two-day pandit visit?
Usually one guided evening plus morning call timing.
Pregnant vratini?
Medical advice first; ritual may be shortened.
Mix with Karnataka rajyotsava week?
Keep chhath sankalp separate from civic holidays.