Overview
- The four-day observance begins with Nahay Khay, continues with Kharna, reaches its main evening Arghya on the third day, and concludes with Usha Arghya and Paran the following morning.
- Times Now and other guides list the evening Arghya window for 2026 as 5:10–5:30 pm with sunset about 5:24 pm and the morning Arghya window as 6:25–6:40 am with sunrise about 6:35 am.
- The report notes the Shashthi tithi runs from 8:21 pm on the second festival day until 10:21 pm on the main day, with Saptami prevailing thereafter, and says devotees should observe tithi rules when timing rituals.
- Core practices highlighted are ritual bathing and purification on day one, Kharna’s preparatory fast and prasad on day two, a strict nirjala (waterless) overnight fast through the main night, and synchronized waterbank offerings to Surya at sunset and sunrise.
- The advisory stresses regional importance in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh, urges devotees to follow local sunrise/sunset and panchang timings, and includes a publisher disclaimer that the schedule is based on popular calculations and may not be complete or exact.