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Chhath Puja 2025: Key Rituals and Fasting Rules to Follow During the 36-Hour Vrat

Tracing the quiet power of devotion through the sunlit rituals and steadfast fasts of Chhath Puja. You know there’s something kind of mesmerizing about the whole Chhath Puja thing. It’s not your everyday festival; it’s this intense, soulful journey that somehow stretches over four days but compresses life’s purest emotions into a marathon of devotion and fasting that lasts a grueling 36 hours. And honestly, if you’ve never really sat down to understand what’s buzzing behind all the rituals and the unyielding reverence for the Sun God and the riverside ceremonies - you’re in for a real eye-opener. The Curious Case of the 36-Hour Nirjala Vrat (@the_forthright_guy/Instagram) Now, whether it’s iron will or pure spiritual grit, this is one fasting rule that demands respect. No food, no water. Nada. Zero. It’s called Nirjala vrat for exactly that reason - unbroken, waterless fasting that tests both body and mind. For those ...

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