Chhath festival begins today in Mithila
Summary
Chhath festival has begun across Mithila, with residents cleaning riverbanks and ponds, building ghats, and preparing traditional offerings for the four-day observance. Markets in Mahottari and nearby areas are seeing strong demand for ritual items, bamboo products, and earthenware as devotees get ready to worship the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya.
Key Points
- Chhath began today in Mithila after Tihar, filling villages and markets in Mahottari and surrounding areas with festive activity.
- Residents are cleaning water bodies, building and decorating Chhath ghats, and preparing homes with lights, paint, and traditional materials.
- Markets are seeing rising sales of bananas, sugarcane, ginger, turmeric, bamboo products, earthenware, and other ritual items needed for worship.
- Devotees will observe the four-day festival through Nahay Khay, Kharna, arghya to the setting sun, and final prayers to the rising sun.
