Schedule 2026
Four Sacred Days
Eden Garden Residential Society, Bengaluru · November 13–16, 2026
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Day 1 · 13 Nov 2026
Nahay Khay
Schedule
- Morning: Holy dip at waterbody
- Afternoon: Cook sattvic meal in earthen vessel
- Evening: Offer meal to Surya Dev, then eat
The fast begins with a ritual bath and cooking a pure vegetarian meal in earthen pots. Before eating, the food is offered to the Sun.
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Day 2 · 14 Nov 2026
Kharna
Schedule
- Full day nirjala fast (no food or water)
- Evening: Cook kheer with jaggery on wood fire
- Sunset: Break fast with kheer & puri prasad
A full day of waterless fasting. At sunset, jaggery kheer cooked in an earthen pot on a wood fire is the auspicious prasad.
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Day 3 · 15 Nov 2026
Sandhya Arghya
Schedule
- Afternoon: Ghat preparation & decoration
- 4:00 PM: Gather at ghat with offerings
- 5:30 PM: Enter water, offer Arghya to setting sun
- Night: All-night Chhath Geet vigil
The grandest ceremony. Vratin devotees stand waist-deep in water and offer Arghya to the setting sun as folk songs fill the air.
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Day 4 · 16 Nov 2026
Usha Arghya
Schedule
- Pre-dawn: Return to ghat with offerings
- 6:00 AM: Enter water, offer Arghya to rising sun
- Fast broken — 36-hour vrat complete
- Prasad distribution to all
Final Arghya at sunrise completes the 36-hour vrat. The community celebrates together with prasad and joyful breakfast.