On the second day of Chhath festival, devotees are observing a fast without even drinking water. This is called waterless fasting.

The devotees who bathed and ate clean food on the day of Kartik Shukla Chaturthi are observing a waterless fast on the second day, i.e. Kartik Shukla Panchami. On this day, in the evening, kheer is made at home and offered to the moon and eaten. This is called ‘Kharna’.

The four-day Chhath festival, which is celebrated with devotion and worship of the river, Chhathi Mata and Surya Dev, began on Saturday. Chhath festival, which is celebrated with devotion and worship of the river, Chhathi Mata and Surya Dev from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Saptami, is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm in the capital and other districts of Madhesh Province.

Women observe a strict fast on Chhath in the belief that their wishes will be fulfilled. Chhath festival, which is based on Mithila culture and is celebrated mainly in the Terai, has been celebrated in Kathmandu and other hilly districts since 2046. Since the people of this region also worship and worship the Sun God in some way or the other, they have started worshiping and worshiping the Sun God during the special period from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Saptami.

The government has started giving public holidays on this festival since 2046 BS. After 2063 BS, this festival was also celebrated with special importance from Guhyeshwori in Thapathali, Pashupati area of ​​Kathmandu to Gaurighat and Ranipokhari.

Chhath is not celebrated at present since the reconstruction after the earthquake was completed. The tradition of celebrating Chhath on the banks of Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers had started even before that. Chhath is also celebrated in reservoirs including Nagpokhari and Gehanapokhari in the capital.

On the main day of Chhath, i.e. on the day of Kartik Shukla Shashti, rice, fruits, sugarcane and coconut are decorated in bamboo baskets and covered with cloth. In the evening, they are sung on the banks of rivers or lakes while lighting lamps and singing songs accompanied by clay pots. The setting sun is offered argha and worshipped. After offering argha, it is customary to spend the night there while having fun by diving into the water three times.

On the day of Saptami, people wait from four in the morning to see the rising sun. The rising sun is offered argha with cow's milk, flowers and water. The worship performed at the ghat in this way is called 'Bhinsarghat'.

It is mentioned in the scriptures that worshipping the sun on the Kartik Shukla Paksha will fulfill one's wishes and get the desired result, said Prof. Dr. Devmani Bhattarai, a religious scholar and member of the Nepal Panchang Nirikh Bikash Samiti.

The construction of Chhath Ghat on the Bagmati bank from Guhyeshwori to Gaurighat in the capital has reached the final stage, according to the Guhyeshwori Chhath Puja Committee. Similarly, preparations for Chhath are also underway in Kamalpokhari. President Ram Chandra Poudel is scheduled to perform special puja and observe Chhath festival at both places on the evening of Kartik 10.