☀️✨ The year's grandest Sun festival - 4 days of Chhath, 4 sacred rituals and one complete Chhath Mahasankalp! At Shri Dev Surya Temple, where the devotion of over 7 lakh devotees gathers every year, take the 4-day Chhath Mahasankalp in your name and seek blessings from Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya for longevity, good health, success and well-being!
📅 4 Days, 4 Rituals – The Complete Divine Blessings:
🕯️ Day 1: Nahaye Khaye (Friday, 13 November): The sacred beginning of Chhath Mahaparv! A diya will be lit in your name before the Trimoorti forms of Surya Dev – Udayachal (Brahma), Madhyachal (Maheshwar) and Astachal (Vishnu). This is the seed of the Sankalp, the beginning from which everything grows.
🍚 Day 2: Kharna (Saturday, 14 November): Rasiya-Roti Bhog, prepared with newly harvested rice and jaggery, will be offered to Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya. This will be followed by the timeless tale from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, in which Shashthi Devi (Chhathi Maiya) blessed King Priyavrat and Queen Malini's stillborn child with life. After this, the rigorous 36-hour waterless fast begins.
🌅 Day 3: Sandhya Arghya (Sunday, 15 November): The most significant moment of Chhath! Offer Arghya at Suraj Kund with a Soop filled with Thekua, fruits, coconut and sugarcane. At India's only west-facing Sun temple, the temple and Surya Dev face the same direction during the evening Arghya – a rare confluence found only at Dev in India.
🌄 Day 4: Usha Arghya (Monday, 16 November): Offer the final Usha Arghya with the first rays of dawn. This marks the culmination of the four-day Sankalp, followed by Paran (breaking the fast). The Sankalp is complete!
🏛️ The Temple That Has Faced West for 1,300 Years and Stood the Test of Time:
Shri Dev Surya Temple is India's only west-facing Sun temple. It is believed that Surya Dev Himself chose this direction, turning the east-facing temple towards the west during the night. The temple is revered as a sacred place where devotees seek the fulfilment of their wishes.
🌊 The 1,300-Year-Old Suraj Kund – Witness to 7 Lakh Devotees:
This is no ordinary pond. It is the very divine Kund whose waters are believed to have cured King Pururava of an incurable disease and from which all three idols of Surya Dev emerged. During every Chhath festival, 7 lakh devotees offer Arghya in this very Kund. It is believed that anyone who offers Arghya here never returns empty-handed.
🛕 Complete 4-Day Chhath Mahasankalp from Home with the Sri Mandir App:
Reaching Dev during Chhath amidst a crowd of 7 lakh devotees and participating in all four days of rituals can be extremely difficult. But with the Sri Mandir app, you can participate in the complete Chhath Mahaseva from the comfort of your home, with a Sankalp in your name every day. Verified Vedic priests at the temple will perform each Seva with all prescribed rituals during its auspicious muhurat. Receive video proof of every day's Seva within 24–48 hours.
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