Chhath has brought harmony and mutual relations between the Madhesi and Hill communities in Makawanpur.
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Preparations are underway to celebrate Chhath festival on the banks of the Rapti River in Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City-1. Chhath, which is celebrated with great pomp especially in the Terai Madhesh, has also started being celebrated in the hilly areas.
According to the Joint Madhesi Service Society Nepal Chhath Puja Celebration Committee, the work of setting up a pandal and constructing an entrance on the river bank has been completed. 'Now only the work of decorating the temple is left. From Rapti Road in the Hetauda market area to Rapti Bridge, twinkling lights, a main gate to cross the river, and an auxiliary gate have been constructed,' he said.
The number of people celebrating Chhath is increasing every year in Hetauda. The Chhath festival, which is celebrated especially by the Madhesi community, has also started to be celebrated by the hill community in Makawanpur. Chhath has brought harmony and mutual relations between the Madhesi and hill communities in Makawanpur.
The organizers estimate that 65,000 devotees will come to Rapti Tat in Hetauda this year. A 20-foot wide and 650-foot long pandal has been erected on Rapti Tat for group worship. Secretary of the United Madhesi Service Society Nepal Makawanpur, Nandalal Das, informed. This Chhath festival serves as a bridge connecting the Terai Madhesh, the hills and the mountains. The organizers have said that this festival is not just for any community but is a common festival for the entire country.
Many devotees who worship and worship the Sun God are also from the hills. This is becoming an inclusive festival. On Saturday, the first day of Chhath, devotees start Chhath by bathing and eating. On the second day, i.e. Sunday, the Kharna ritual is performed. On the third day, Monday evening, devotees offer Arghya to the setting sun, stay awake all night and end the fast by offering Arghya to the rising sun again the next morning, informed Chhath Puja ceremony coordinator Ravi Ranjan Kumar Kalwar.
