Chhath Puja
Dates (2026): 13–16 November
Chhath Puja is a four-day festival of Surya worship, with the main evening offering on 15 Nov. It is observed most in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh and by families who have moved elsewhere. Greet first, sell second.
- Tone
- Simple and respectful.
- Avoid
- Do not show deities, devotees standing in water or the sun deity, and do not claim your product is an offering or what observers must wear.
Check a local panchang: sources differ by a day for some dates.