A Chhath Puja invite tells relatives three things: when to come for the Kharna prasad, which ghat the family will stand at for Sandhya Arghya, and what time to be back on the bank before sunrise for Usha Arghya. In 2026 Chhath falls in the week after Diwali: Nahay Khay on Friday 13 November, Kharna on Saturday 14 November, Sandhya Arghya on Sunday 15 November and Usha Arghya at sunrise on Monday 16 November (confirm the arghya time with your local panchang, since sunset and sunrise differ by city). Chhath is a demanding fast honouring Chhathi Maiya and Surya Dev, kept by families from Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and the Nepal Terai, and just as devotedly in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and abroad.
This free invite page keeps the details where everyone can find them. List Kharna, Sandhya Arghya and Usha Arghya as separate items with their own times, pin the exact ghat, pond or society tank on Google Maps, and add a note about parking, the walk to the water or bringing a shawl for the dawn. Relatives reply with how many are coming to the ghat and for prasad, so the family of the vratee knows how much thekua and kheer to prepare. The page reads in Hindi and English with one tap, so Bhojpuri and Maithili speaking elders and cousins abroad can both follow it.
What your guests get
- Kharna, Sandhya Arghya and Usha Arghya with their own times
- The ghat, pond or society tank pinned on Google Maps
- A headcount for the ghat and for Kharna prasad
- Hindi and English on one page, easy for elders to read
- A sunrise and river theme made for Chhath, with soop, thekua and diyas