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Devotees pray to the sun god and make offerings to the Sun god while standing in water. The offerings are made to the Chhathi Maiya. Standing in water for a long period of time they are offerings 'arghyas' to the rising and setting sun. The Goddess who is worshipped during the famous Chhath Puja is known as Chhathi Maiya. Chhathi Maiya is the manas daughter of brahma and also known as devsena and Shasthi devi in vedas.She is the form of Parvati,Sister of lord Sun and wife of Mahadev.During Chhath she come from kailash in form of Chhathi maiya and Dinanath receives her.In mithilanchal region she is also worshipped as name of "RANABE MAI . This is the only festival which signifies both the rising and setting sun. Chhath puja is performed on Kartika Shukla Shashthi, which is the sixth day of
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