Madhubani Chaurchan Festival: What is Chaurchan Puja? What is its importance on Ganesh Chaturthi

Chaurchan Festival 2025: Apart from Ganesh Chaturthi on the Chaturthi Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month, Chaurchan Puja also has special significance. This year, the Chaurchan Puja is on 27 August 2025. This is a cultural festival celebrated with pomp in Mithilanchal. It is also known as Chauthchand, Charchanna Pabni.

Although it is forbidden to see the moon on Ganesh Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha, but in Mithila, the tarnished moon is worshiped on this day, what is the reason, why the Chaurchan Puja is done, know its importance and benefits.

Chaurachan Puja 2025 Chandrodaya Time

Chandrodaya will take place at 08:34 am on the day of Chaurachan Puja and Chandra Astha at 08:28 pm. Since the square worship takes place after sunset. In such a situation, there will be auspicious time for worshiping the moon from 6:25 pm to 7:55 pm.

Importance of Chaurchan Puja

Just as Suryadev is worshiped in Chhath Puja, similarly the worship of the lunar deity is important in the Chaurachan Puja. According to the scriptures, fourth worship is considered very effective to strengthen the position of the moon in the horoscope with stability, wealth, happiness, calm of mind. This reduces mental disturbance, depression and fickleness.

Moon philosophy is forbidden, why is the moon worship?

Seeing the moon of Ganesh Chaturthi can cause a false stigma. It has also been recorded in religious texts. But in contrast in Mithila, on this day chant special mantras and worship the moon and get rid of defects.

Fourth worship method

• A day before the Chaurchan Puja, the fasting site takes food without salt. Then curd is collected with cleanliness in a soil vessel.
• There is a bhog made before the puja. Fasting is resolved on the day of worship.
• On the evening of Chaurachan Puja, taking bath in the Ganges, women paste the courtyard of the house with cow dung
• After this, rangoli is made in the courtyard of the house by grinding raw rice.
• Then with the help of banana leaves make a circular moon, it is offered to God by making various sweet dishes. Moon is worshiped.
• At night, the moon is duly offered arghya. Fruits, sweets kheer etc. are offered to Chandra Dev in bamboo basket.

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