{"id":346416,"date":"2025-09-17T17:46:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=346416"},"modified":"2025-09-17T17:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:16:49","slug":"chhath-mahaparva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chhath-mahaparva\/","title":{"rendered":"Chhath Mahaparva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The Ministry of Culture met diplomats from the UAE, Suriname, and the Netherlands at IGNCA to seek support for Chhath Mahaparva\u2019s nomination to UNESCO\u2019s <strong>ICH<\/strong> Representative List.<\/p>\n<h2>About Chhath Mahaparva<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346418\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-346418\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-HT-2.jpg?resize=325%2C179&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-HT-2.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-HT-2.jpg?resize=768%2C422&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-HT-2.jpg?w=814&amp;ssl=1 814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; HT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Chhath Mahaparva is dedicated to the <strong>Sun God and Goddess Chhathi Maiya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is known for <strong>simplicity, devotion, and self-discipline<\/strong>, and upholds ecological and egalitarian values.<\/li>\n<li><strong>History:<\/strong> Considered one of the <strong>oldest Vedic rituals<\/strong>, with references to sun worship found in the <strong>Rig Veda<\/strong> and in stories related to <strong>Karna (Mahabharata)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prominent areas of celebration:<\/strong> Widely observed in <strong>Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal<\/strong>, and among <strong>diaspora communities<\/strong> in Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, the UAE, and the Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Intangible cultural heritage comprises practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills that communities, groups, and individuals recognize as their cultural heritage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India<\/strong> already has <strong>15 elements inscribed<\/strong> on UNESCO\u2019s Representative List.<\/li>\n<li>To know more about this topic, click <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/day-7-prelims-20-tangible-and-intangible-cultural-heritage\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Ministry of Culture met diplomats from the UAE, Suriname, and the Netherlands at IGNCA to seek support for Chhath Mahaparva\u2019s nomination to UNESCO\u2019s ICH Representative List. About Chhath Mahaparva Chhath Mahaparva is dedicated to the Sun God and Goddess Chhathi Maiya. 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