Chhath · Sandhya Arghya · departure

Offerings to the setting sun

सन्ध्या अर्घ्य

· Kartik 29, 2083 BS

The plan

  1. DayCheck out and get ready to fly home.
  2. Late afternoonIf the flight allows, go to Kamal Pokhari or Gaurighat by the Bagmati.
  3. EveningDeparture.

Culture & customs

At sunset, devotees stand waist-deep in the water and offer fruit, sugarcane and thekuwa (sweet fried biscuits) to the setting sun on bamboo trays. Songs are sung on the riverbanks.

The fast ends the next morning at dawn with the offering to the rising sun.

What happened

Not written yet.What actually happened on 15 November goes here, with photos, on the day.
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