Almost all civilizations have worshipped the 'sun god. But it has a unique form in Bihar. Chatt Puja is the only occasion where the setting sun is worshipped.The people of Bihar have immense faith in this festival. It is celebrated twice a year. Once in 'Chaitra' (according to the Hindu calendar) which falls in March and in 'Kartik ' which falls in November. For this 4-day festival, people maintain sanctity and purity from even a month ahead. People celebrate this festival with immense faith the folk songs sung in the honour of 'Surya Dev' and 'Chatti Maiyya' can be heard at every nook and corner the sweetness of the songs lets you feel the holiness of the festival.Women fast for the good of their family and the society. Regardless of the social status, to celebrate this festival only the faith counts. Women also sings the song of Chatt puja. It is the two days puja. The evening argh and next day the morning argh to the Lord Sun. Women offers grains, fruits etc. to the god Sun. Woman fast for the happiness of her family members in this two days festival. Woman baths in the cold water of lake or pond as it is the important part of this puja. Though it is a festival of the Hindus, some of the Muslims also participate actively in the puja. <br /><br />This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.<br /><br />chhat chatt chat pooja puja
