President Murmu prays for people's happiness, prosperity on Chhath Puja

President of India Droupadi Murmu has extended her greetings to the citizens of the country on the occasion of Chhath PujaI extend my hearty greetings to the people on the occasion of Chhath Puja It is a day to pray to god Surya and a unique example of expressing gratitude towards nature I pray to Chhati Maiyya for happiness peace and prosperity in everyones life the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted in Hindi on SundayEarlier in the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wished for the peoples wellbeing on Chhath PujaTaking to Twitter PM Modi said Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Chhath dedicated to the worship of Sun God and nature With the blessings of Lord Bhaskars aura and Chhathi Maiya everyones life should always be illuminated thats all I wishToday is the third day of Chhath Puja known as Sandhya ArghyaAlso read CMs of Delhi Punjab and Rajasthan to address rallies in pollbound GujaratChhath Puja is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival that is mainly celebrated in Bihar Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India and NepalAlso referred to as Surya Shashti Chhath Mahaparv Chhath Parv Dala Puja Pratihar and Dala Chhath the fourdaylong festival is dedicated to the deity Surya and Shashthi DeviAs part of the ritual women fast for the wellbeing of their sons and the happiness of their families They also offer Arghya to Lord Surya and Chhathi MaiyaThe fourday festival started on October 28 Friday with the main day and the last day of the puja being celebrated on October 31 which is falling on Monday On each day people observe the Chhath and follow rigorous rituals As per Drik Panchang sunrise on Chhath Puja will be at 0643 am and sunset will happen at 0603 pm The Shashthi tithi begins at 0549 am on October 30 and ends at 0327 am on October 31Chhath is performed to seek blessings from the Sun God for a healthy happy and prosperous life It is believed that sunlight has cures for various diseases and conditions It has a healing effect that can benefit ill people Taking a dip in the holy river is also considered to have certain medicinal benefits The main purpose of Chhath Puja is to help the Vrattis gain mental purity and spiritual wellbeing The festival requires maintaining utmost ritualistic purityChhath Puja is celebrated by people by following different rituals The first day of Chhath Puja is known as Kaddu Bhaat or Nahai Khai On this day the parvaitin the main worshiper who observes fast cooks the Satvik Kaddu Bhaat along with pulse and serves it as a bhog to the deity in the afternoon The second day of Chhath Puja is known as Kharana On this day the parvaitin cooks roti and rice kheer and serves it as a bhog to the Chandradevta Moon God A fullday fast without water is observed on the third main day of Chhath Puja The main ritual of the day is to offer Arghya to the setting Sun On the fourth and final day of Chhath Dusri Arghya is given to the rising Sun and it is known as Usha Arghya The 36 hours long fast is broken after giving Arghya to the SunThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever