Chhati
Chhati Pooja at your home in Bengaluru by Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma. Sixth-day rite for a newborn. Ask on WhatsApp for the visit area within about 100 km.
Chhati
छठी पूजा
The rite
Chhati or chhathi ceremony is the sixth-day worship for a newborn, welcoming the baby with lamp, protective mantra, and mother rest customs common in Bihar and eastern UP families. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma conducts the short North Indian puja in the mother's room or living area, respecting hygiene and sleep schedules in a Bengaluru apartment.
Time at the house: About 45 minutes to 1 hour
Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma performs this as a home visit in Bengaluru. Share your area and preferred slot on WhatsApp; the samagri list is sent before the day. This page does not list fees or promise worldly results.
Why families book it
New parents book when grandparents fly in and want the sixth-day rite on the correct tithi without hospital crowd.
A pandit explains which relatives may hold the baby and when the mother leaves the room per custom.
When families ask
- On the sixth day after birth per family count
- When the baby returns from NICU and elders delay until home
- If twins need two names in one sankalp
- When society visitors must be limited and home ritual replaces hall party
- Before naming ceremony if chhati comes first in your order
- When mother wants Hindi explanation of evil-eye lamp custom
Before the day
Sterilise the small brass lamp and keep wicks short. Mother should have nursing pillow ready. Limit guests to those elders approve. Keep turmeric and kohl away from infant eyes—pandit uses symbolic touch only.
Short vidhi
- Sankalp for baby and parents
- Ganesh for safe beginning
- Lamp worship for mother and child wellbeing
- Protective mantra whispered near cradle
- Rice and flower offering
- Elders bless with ash or rice as parampara dictates
- Short arati away from baby's face
- Prasad of jaggery and roasted gram if allowed
- Guidance on when mother bathes post-ritual
- Note next date for namkaran if booked later
The pandit confirms the order on WhatsApp before the visit.
Samagri
- Small brass diya and ghee
- Cotton wicks trimmed short
- Roli, haldi, rice
- Flowers without strong pollen
- Jaggery and roasted chana
- Coconut
- Silver bangle or anklet if blessing
- Clean cloth for altar near cradle
- Incense used sparingly
- Camphor for brief arati
- Honey drop symbolic—not fed without doctor ok
- Fruit banana
The exact list for your day is sent on WhatsApp. This page does not sell a kit, and it does not say the materials are included in a fee.
Questions
C-section mother standing?
She may sit throughout; tell the pandit her comfort needs.
Same as chhath festival?
Different rite—newborn sixth day, not sun festival.
Visitors during mantra?
Keep group small to reduce infection risk.
Boy versus girl customs?
Pandit follows the family branch you describe.
Night slot for sleeping baby?
Late morning is easier than midnight.
Combine with mundan later?
Book mundan as a separate visit.