The
main worshipers, are called Parvaitin (from Sanskrit parv, meaning
'occasion' or 'festival') one who performs Chhath puja, are usually women.
However,
a large number of men also observe this festival as Chhath is not a
gender-specific festival.
The
prasad offerings include sweets, Kheer, Thekua – made of wheat powder and Jagery
Gud) baked in Ghee, rice laddu (made of rice grit) and fruits (mainly
sugarcane, sweet lime and banana) offered in small bamboo winnows (soop).
The
food is strictly vegetarian and is cooked without salt, onions or garlic.
Emphasis is put on maintaining the purity of the food.
According
to Hindu religion, the Sun is believed to heal many severe health conditions
and ensure longevity, prosperity, progress and well-being.
People celebrate the
festival by following a rigorous routine that lasts four days.
The rituals
include: fasting (including abstinence from drinking water), holy bathing,
offering prayers to the rising and setting sun, and meditating by standing in
water.
There
are six great stages of the Chhath puja which are: -
The
belief of fast and cleanliness of body on the festival identify detoxification
of the body and mind to set them up for accepting the cosmic solar energy.
Standing
in water with half of the body submerged diminishes the escape of energy as
well as facilitates the prana to elevate to the sushumna.
Then
the entrance of cosmic solar energy takes place in the pineal, pituitary and
hypothalamus glands (known as the Triveni complex) by the retina and optic
nerves.
In the fourth stage Triveni complex gets
activated. After activation of the Triveni complex, spine gets polarised and
the body gets transformed into a cosmic powerhouse and gets the Kundalini
Shakti.
At
this stage the devotee is fully able to conduct, recycle and pass on the energy
to the entire universe.
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