Chhath 2025 Kharna Prasad: Today is the second day of Chhath Mahaparva, which is known as Kharna. This day is considered very sacred and full of faith. On this day, the devotees keep a waterless fast throughout the day and in the evening, traditionally prepare prasad of kheer made of jaggery and roti, which is cooked with mango wood on an earthen stove.

After this, the Sun God is worshiped by offering Prasad, then the devotees take this Prasad. The 36-hour waterless fast starts after the devotee accepts the Prasad.

Method of offering Kharna Prasad

• When the sun starts setting in the evening, the devotees take bath and wear pure clothes and the place of worship is purified with Ganga water. After that, jaggery and rice kheer and wheat roti are made on the new stove.
• Special care is taken of purity while making this Prasad. In which new clay or brass utensils are used.
• After the kheer and roti prasad is made, it is placed on banana leaves. Banana, milk and other fruits are also kept as Prasad. Then the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya are remembered by lighting a lamp.
• After offering it to the Sun God, the devotee will consume the Prasad, after which it will be distributed among other members of the family.
• As soon as the Prasad is accepted, the fast of 36 hours of rigorous waterless fasting begins, which continues till Usha Arghya.

Importance of Prasad

Kharna’s kheer and roti are not just food, but a symbol of devotion and reverence. By distributing it among the entire family by the fasting person, happiness, prosperity and peace remain in the house. It is a popular belief that the devotee who prepares and offers this Prasad with a true heart, negativity is removed from his life and he also receives the immense blessings of Mother Chhathi.

Keep these things in mind

• The devotee should keep waterless fast for the whole day.
• Take special care of purity and purity at the place of worship and while preparing Prasad.
• While making Prasad in the evening, wear new clothes and do not let the Prasad get stale.
• After Kharna, the fasting person should observe celibacy and should sleep on the ground till the end of the fast.

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Chhath Kharna 2025 LIVE: This year Chhath has started from 25th October 2025, Saturday i.e. today. In this great festival of four days, fasting women break their fast by offering Kharna on the second day, Arghya to the setting sun on the third day and Arghya to the rising sun on the fourth day.

Today, many fasting women in India performed the ritual of taking bath and eating.

Kharna on 26 October 2025

Now the second day of Chhath, Kharna (Kharna 2025) is on Sunday, 26 October. On this occasion, fasting women will observe waterless fast throughout the day and offer jaggery kheer and roti to Chhathi Maiya in the evening. Kharna is also known as Lohanda at some places.

In villages and towns, on the day of Kharna, jaggery kheer and roti are prepared on earthen stoves. Mango wood is used for cooking Prasad. Special care is taken of cleanliness and purity on the day of Kharna. Even a mistake or omission can make the Kharna Prasad impure.

Note down the date of Chhath Puja 2025

• 25 October 2025, Saturday
• Kharna 26 October 2025, Sunday
• Evening Arghya 27 October 2025, Monday
• Usha Arghya 28 October 2025, Tuesday

Why is jaggery kheer made on the day of Kharna?

Jaggery kheer is especially made on the day of Kharna. Actually, in astrology, jaggery is related to Sun, rice and milk are related to Moon. Jaggery kheer is also made on the day of Kharna because Chhathi Maiya is very fond of it.

Through this live blog we will give you all the information related to Kharna. What happens in Kharna? What is its religious significance? About the reason for making jaggery kheer and roti in the Prasad of Kharna, method of worship, Chhath song and many such things.

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Kharna 2025: The great festival of folk faith, Chhath 2025 has started. The 4-day long festival of Chhath has started across the country from 25th October 2025 i.e. today.

After taking bath, on the day of Kharna, when fasting women perform puja rituals as per the rituals. Jaggery kheer and roti have great importance in Kharna.

Importance of jaggery kheer and roti on Kharna

In this difficult waterless fast of 36 hours, the fasting women offer jaggery kheer and roti to God on the evening of Kharna. After this, Prasad is distributed among other members of the house.

After all, why only jaggery kheer and roti are made on the day of Kharna? Let us know what is the religious reason behind this?

Special attention to cleanliness while making Kharna Prasad

Special care is taken of cleanliness and purity on the occasion of Kharna. On this day, Chhathi Maiya dish is prepared with devotion. On this day, fasting women offer jaggery kheer and roti to Chhathi Mata.

Even today, in the villages and towns of North India, Kharna Prasad (kheer made of bread and jaggery) is prepared on earthen stove. This Prasad of Kharna is also called Rasiyav. Rice, milk and jaggery are used to make this kheer. While rice and milk symbolize the moon, jaggery is said to symbolize the sun.

36 hours fast after kharna

For this reason, jaggery kheer and roti are made on the day of Kharna. This Prasad is also very dear to Chhathi Maiya. During this time, the fasting women silently accept the Prasad of Kharna. And after this, women break the fast only on the last day of Chhath.

Even on the day of Kharna, fasting women remain fasting throughout the day and consume Prasad after the evening puja. Consuming jaggery kheer and roti gives fasting women the ability to fast for 36 hours, because jaggery contains many types of nutrients, which keeps the body energetic for a long time.

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