Ayodhya Chhath Puja 2025 will be celebrated with great devotion as devotees prepare to offer Sandhya Arghya to the setting sun and Usha Arghya to the rising sun. Check details on Chhath Puja 2025 date, Muhurat, rituals, Puja Vidhi, Kharna Prasad, and Suryast time for Ayodhya. (Image Credit: Google AI Studio)
Ayodhya Chhath Puja 2025 Sunset Time: With the holy festival of Chhath Puja 2025 nearing, the devotees in all of Ayodhya are ready to worship Surya Dev (the Sun God) and Chhathi Maiya with sincerity.
This festival celebrated over four days is among the most important festivals in north India, representing purity, thankfulness, and discipline. From Kharna Prasad to the Sandhya Arghya at sunset, every ritual carries deep spiritual significance for those keeping the fast.
Where the emphasis is placed on 2025, note that in 2022 the Sandhya Arghya (evening offering) took place on the correct day of the four-day festival cycle. According to tradition, devotees congregate at the water's edge at sunset to make prayers to the declining sun.
The final morning of the festival, Usha Arghya the offering to the dawn occurs on Tuesday, 28 October 2025. The devotees in Ayodhya wake up early before sunrise to offer their Arghya to Surya Dev, ending the fast and the rituals.
On Monday, October 27, 2025, the Sandhya Arghya occurs in the evening. The general sunset time quoted is around 5:40 PM for northern U.P. areas such as Ayodhya.
The second day, Kharna, is Sunday/Monday (October 26/27, 2025) according to local calculations. Devotees have a day-long fast which they break after sunset with prasad usually a sweet food of jaggery and rice, made and offered before being distributed among family members.
Favorable tithi for the festival (Shashthi) starts at 06:04 AM on October 27 and will conclude at 07:59 AM on October 28, 2025. The most important offerings Sandhya and Usha Arghya must coincide with these muhurats for optimal spiritual impact.
Houses and ghats are purified; offerings (like thekua, sugar-cane, seasonal fruits) are made. On the eve of Day 3 devotees stand waist-deep in water with their backs to the west for Sandhya Arghya; on morning of Day 4 they face the east for Usha Arghya. Following the last offering the fast is ended by drinking prasad and water.
For the final evening ritual on October 27, 2025, the reported sunset (Suryast) time in the area is approximately 5:40 PM. This is the perfect time to do the Sandhya Arghya.
