Chhath Festival Celebrations Underway in Mithila Region

Mahottari. The ancient Mithila region of Madhesh is currently abuzz with the Chhath festival. On the second day of this four-day festival, devotees are preparing for the 'Kharna' ritual today. Earlier, on the first day of the festival, Kartik Shukla Chaturthi, yesterday Friday, devotees had already completed the vow by performing the 'Nahay-Khay' ritual.On the second day of the festival, i.e., on the Panchami tithi, after performing a holy bath in the morning, observing a full-day fast (vrat) and then consuming the kheer cooked in jaggery at night, offered to the Kul Devta and Chhathi Devi, the devotees will complete...