The devotees, who had eaten kheer (a sweet paste) prepared from sugar, milk and rice on Monday evening, observed a strict fast throughout the day on Tuesday. After completing all the rituals of the festival, the devotees and their family members concluded Chaite Chhath on Wednesday by distributing prasad to their neighbors, relatives and friends.
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On Wednesday morning, devotees bid farewell to this year's Chaitra Chhath festival by offering Arghya to the rising sun. The devotees had been waiting for the sunrise since dawn. On this day, called 'Bihaniyaghat', devotees offer Arghya to the rising sun on a bamboo mat along with coconuts and other puja paraphernalia.
After the fast, devotees applied tika to their family members, relatives and friends. It is customary for devotees to apply vermilion and tika to their family members, relatives and friends from their noses to their foreheads, as a symbol of good fortune.
It is believed that when a married woman applies such tika, it will bring her husband long life and a successful married life with the blessings of Chhathi Mata. After exchanging tika, devotees distribute prasad on the ghat and eat it themselves.
The devotees, who had eaten kheer (a sweet porridge) prepared from sugar, milk and rice on Monday evening, observed a strict fast throughout the day on Tuesday. After completing all the rituals of the festival, the devotees and their family members distributed prasad to their neighbors, relatives and friends on Wednesday. It is also customary to send such prasad to the house of the daughter. It is customary for brothers and sisters to go to the house of the daughter and take prasad.
