The number of people observing Chaite Chhath has also increased in the last few years. Some people who have made vows observe Chaite Chhath.
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Mamtadevi, who hails from Rautahat and has been living in Birgunj, has been observing Chaite Chhath for 12 years. When met at the Ghadiarwa Chhath Ghat in Birgunj, she said that she has been observing Chaite Chhath this year as well as observing both Kartiki and Chaite Chhath. ‘After Chhathi Mata fulfilled her vow, I have been observing Chaite Chhath as well,’ she said. ‘Like Kattiki Chhath, all the rituals of the festival are performed with devotion in Chaite Chhath.’
Sangeeta Devi from Birgunj also said that she has been observing Chaite Chhath for eight years. She said that she has been observing Chaite Chhath for eight years after Chhathi Mata fulfilled her vow.
The devotees offered Arghya to the setting sun on Tuesday evening. They will conclude this year’s Chaite Chhath festival by offering Arghya to the rising sun on Wednesday morning. A large crowd of devotees and devotees gathered at Chhath Ghats in Birgunj including Ghadi Arwa, Nagwa, Murli, Ranighat on Tuesday evening. 
The devotees celebrate this festival by offering coconut, banana, ginger, etc. to the setting and rising sun on bamboo poles. For the first three days of the festival, the devotees observe the ‘Naha Khaya’ method of eating food, kheer rasaya made from milk and jaggery, and roti. On the day of the festival, the devotees observe a waterless fast and only after offering arghya to the rising sun the next morning, the devotees break their fast by eating prasad.
In the Terai, more devotees fast on Kattike Chhath than on Chaite Chhath. The number of people observing Chaite Chhath has also increased in the last few years. Some people who have taken a vow observe Chaite Chhath. There are religious legends that observing Chhath fast prevents skin diseases, gives birth to a son, increases good fortune, brings happiness and prosperity to the family, and protects family members from possible accidents.
This festival, which is purely Tarai and was initially celebrated only by the Tarai people, has recently been celebrated with ritual and devotion by the hill community living here. This festival has been established as a bridge and inclusive festival that connects the religion, culture, festivals and lifestyle of the Madhesi and hill communities, and shows respect and devotion.
This is the only such worship in Hinduism - in which the setting sun is worshipped, and people from almost all communities participate in this worship with great devotion.
