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Plate F · PUJAChaṭha Pūjāछठ पूजा

URN · chhath-puja

Festivals · 4 days

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छठ पूजा

Chaṭha Pūjā

Chhath Puja

Pañcāṅga rule

Lunar — Kartika · shukla pakṣa · tithi 6

Duration · 4 days

ISynopsis

Four-day Bihari festival worshipping the Sun God; devotees stand in water offering arghya at sunrise and sunset.

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9 entries

  1. RecurrenceLunar — Kartika · shukla pakṣa · tithi 6 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Chhath Pujatextual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)छठ पूजाtextual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)சத்த பூஜைtextual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)ఛఠ్ పూజtextual
  7. Name (kan/Knda)ಛಠ್ ಪೂಜೆtextual
  8. Name (mal/Mlym)ഛഠ് പൂജtextual
  9. Observed at60 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

60 attested
  • Temple 1e94edaedeity-festival association
  • Temple 2372db84deity-festival association
  • Temple 8655d295deity-festival association
  • Temple ac887756deity-festival association
  • Temple 3da41ff8deity-festival association
  • Temple 136463f7deity-festival association
  • Temple 1de9e542deity-festival association
  • Temple 6cade772deity-festival association
  • Temple 9633b8f9deity-festival association
  • Temple 3013dae9deity-festival association
  • Temple 93b31448deity-festival association
  • Temple 5ec80e3ddeity-festival association
  • And 48 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnChhath PujaFour-day Bihari festival worshipping the Sun God; devotees stand in water offering arghya at sunrise and sunset.
  • hin / Devaछठ पूजाकार्तिक शुक्ल षष्ठी को सूर्य देव की उपासना का बिहारी चार दिवसीय महापर्व।
  • tam / Tamlசத்த பூஜை
  • tel / Teluఛఠ్ పూజ
  • kan / Kndaಛಠ್ ಪೂಜೆ
  • mal / Mlymഛഠ് പൂജ
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