Chath Puja 2025 Kharna Prasad: Kharna today, the second day of Chhath Puja, know in which vessel Prasad will have to be made

Chath Puja 2025 Kharna Prasad: The great festival of Chhath Puja has started. In this, after observing Nirjala fast for the whole day on the second day, he will take Kharna Prasad and after that start 36 hours of Nirjala fast. How and in which vessel this prasab should be made. There are rules for this also, which are important to know.

Chath Puja 2025 Kharna Prasad: The great festival of worship of Sun God and Chhath Mata has started. In this, after Nahay-Khay, Kharna will be performed on the second day i.e. today on 26th October, the Panchami Tithi of the face of Kartik month. Kharna has great importance in Chhath Puja. On this day, fasting people observe Nirjala fast for the whole day and eat one meal at a time. During Kharna fast, devotees eat food without salt. The 36-hour Nirjala fast begins since the reception of Kharna Prasad. Therefore Kharna Prasad has great importance in the entire Chhath festival. Strict rules apply to everything from its cleanliness to the utensils for making it. Let us know what these rules are

Auspicious time of Kharna

According to the almanac, sunrise will be at 6:29 am and sunset will be at 5:41 pm. Kharna worship and offering offerings will take place after 5:41 pm. At this time, after offering Prasad, the fasting person will take blessings of Chhathi Maiya.

What is made in Kharna Prasad?

Kharna Prasad mainly includes jaggery kheer, wheat bread without salt, and satvik fruits like banana, apple, coconut etc. This Prasad is completely pure and satvik, in which garlic, onion, spices or packaged ingredients are not used. Kharna Prasad is made and offered to Sun God and Chhathi Maiya. After that the fasts take it, starting the 36-hour Nirjala fast.

Kharna Prasad is not made in aluminum utensils

Prasad is considered very sacred during Chhath Puja. Therefore, making the Prasad of Kharna fast of Chhath Puja in clay, brass, bronze or steel utensils is considered auspicious. Use of aluminum utensils is considered prohibited in this great festival. There are religious, traditional and health related reasons behind this. Actually, aluminum has traditionally been considered an impure metal, hence it is not used in worship. Aluminum can release chemical elements into food when heated, which can be harmful to health.

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