India, Nov. 13 -- Kharna is the second of the four-day Chhath Mahaparv festival. In 2026, Kharna will fall on Saturday, 14th November. On this day, the devotees remain awake all night, keeping fasts without food or drink, and prepare traditional offerings like jaggery kheer and roti on the evening of the occasion. After offering the bhog to the Sun God and Chhath Maiya, the vratin eats the prasad. This begins the rigorous 36-hour-long Nirjala Vrat.

What Happens During Kharna?

Kharna marks the transition from Nahay Khay to the more rigorous phase of Chhath Puja. Devotees observe a strict fast throughout the day and take a bath in the evening before preparing the sacred prasad. Jaggery kheer, rice and roti are traditionally prepared with ...