Chhath Puja has special significance in the major festivals celebrated in Hinduism. This festival is celebrated every year on the Shashthi date of the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. On this day there is a law of worship of Sun God and Sixth Mother. In this, women observe 36 hours of Nirjala fast. The festival of Chhath Puja, considered one of the most difficult fasts, lasts for 4 days, on the first day, Nahay-Khay, Kharna on the second day, the sinking sun on the third day and Arghya is offered to the rising sun on the fourth day. If we talk about the temples of Lord Sun, then the Sun Temple of Konark comes first. But on the occasion of Chhath Puja, we are going to tell you about another wonderful temple of Suryadev, which has been intact for about one and a half million years. So let’s know which is the temple and what are the characteristics of its …
Located at a distance of 18 km from Aurangabad district of Bihar state, a large crowd of devotees throngs the day of Chhath festival. On this special occasion, people from every corner of the country come to see God. According to the legend prevalent about this temple, Lord Vishwakarma himself descended on earth and built this Sun temple in one night. The most special thing about this temple of Bihar is that this is the first such temple in the country whose door is towards west direction. In the temple, idols are installed in the three forms of Lord Surya in Udayachal (morning sun), Madhyachal (Sun of Madhya) and Asthachal (sinking sun).
It is believed that Chhath Puja started from here. It is said that this temple was built about one and a half million years ago. Rectangular, square, semicircular, circular, triangular stones have been used in the construction of the temple. Its most special thing is that no cow or cement has been used in the construction of the temple. Despite this, how has the temple standing for so many years and how could this temple be built in just one night? This thing is still mysterious today. The height of this amazing temple of architecture and architecture is said to be about a hundred feet. There is an inscription outside this unique Sun Temple, which states that the temple was built in the Treta Yuga. According to the verse written on this, the temple has completed its 1 lakh 50 thousand 19 years.
