Usha Arghya

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Usha Arghya is the concluding early-morning offering to the rising sun goddess Usha during the final day of the Hindu festival Chhath Puja.

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Label Occurrences
Usha Arghya canonical 1

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chhath Puja ritual ⓘ
Hindu religious ritual ⓘ
ritual offering ⓘ
associatedWith rising sun ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity devotees of Chhath Puja ⓘ
associatedWithConcept dawn ⓘ
devotion ⓘ
purity ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Surya ⓘ
Usha ⓘ
culturalRegion Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
etymology "Arghya" refers to a ritual offering of water ⓘ
"Usha" refers to the dawn goddess ⓘ
honorsDeity Usha ⓘ
involves offering of water to the sun ⓘ
standing in a river or water body ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
offeringTo Usha ⓘ
partOf sun worship traditions in Hinduism ⓘ
performedDuring Chhath Puja ⓘ
performedOn final day of Chhath Puja ⓘ
phaseOfFestival concluding ritual ⓘ
purpose expressing gratitude to the sun ⓘ
seeking blessings for prosperity and well-being ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
sequenceRelation performed after Sandhya Arghya ⓘ
linked to: Sandhyavandanam
timeOfDay early morning ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chhath Puja → fourthDayName → Usha Arghya ⓘ