Day 1: Nahay Khay - preparation and a shared beginning
Nahay Khay is introduced as the opening day of Chhath Puja. The source explains the name through bathing and eating, then describes cleaning the home and kitchen and preparing for a sattvic household observance.
Its food section centers on Kaddu Bhaat: bottle gourd, chana dal and Arwa Chawal. The full guide retains the household practices described in the original article; use those details as an account of tradition rather than a universal rulebook.
Read nahay khay →Day 2: Kharna - the evening prasad and commitment
The Kharna article describes the second day, also known as Lohanda, and the preparation of the evening offering. Rasiyaw made with jaggery, milk and rice, along with roti and fruit, is central to its account.
It explains the quiet household ritual in which the Vrati eats before the prasad is shared with others. Because the source also describes a prolonged waterless fast, the full guide includes a clearly separate medical-caution note.
Read kharna and its prasad →Day 3: Sandhya Arghya - gratitude at sunset
The evening-offering guide begins with the preparation of Thekua, fruit and other offerings in the Daura and Soop. It then follows the family procession toward the ghat, accompanied in the source account by Chhath Geet.
The article interprets worship at sunset through gratitude and acceptance of endings. Its descriptions of entering water are retained as traditional narrative, not a recommendation about safe water depth or permitted access at any particular venue.
Read sandhya arghya →Day 4: Usha Arghya - the dawn offering and conclusion
The final-day article describes families returning before dawn and waiting for the rising sun. Usha Arghya is presented as a moment of hope, renewal and prayers for the family.
It then explains Parana, the conclusion of the fast, and the sharing of prasad at the ghat and in the neighborhood. The source's specific foods and timings should be read with the accompanying personal-health and local-planning notes.
Read usha arghya and parana →This overview is based on the four linked articles from the supplied collection. It summarizes their subject matter without replacing the full texts; verification and practice notes remain clearly labeled.