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Shashthi (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) also referred to as Chhath is the sixth day of the lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar.^[1] It is tithi (lunar day) of a paksha, the fourteen-day phase of the moon.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word comes from the Sanskrit cardinal ṣaṣ (six), whence the ordinal number (linguistics) ṣaṣṭha (sixth), fem. ṣaṣṭhī (days of the paksha are feminine gender).

Occasions[edit | edit source]

The sixth tithi, especially in the waxing period (shuklapaksha), is important in several rituals including:

Durga Puja (September–October, east India, Bengal)
Sitalsasthi^[2] (May–June, Orissa, neighbouring regions)
Skanda (Kandha) Shashti or Subramanya Shashti^[3] (November–December, south India, Tamil Nadu)
Chandra Shashti (Channan Chhath): It is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Shahsti of Bhadrapada month. It is quite popular among Dogra community of Jammu division.^[4] The day is celebrated as birthday of Balarama and hence also called Balram Chhath or Baldev Chhath.
Surya Shashti (Chhath), a major sun-worshiping day of Hindus is celebrated on sixth day Shukla Paksha of Kartika.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Monier-Williams, Monier (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: ...with Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-saxon... Clarendon. p. 1034.
↑ "Festivals of India : Sital Shashti". Aryabhatt.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
↑ Kannikeswaran, Kanniks. "Skanda Sashti". Indiantemples.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
↑ Śāstrī, Rāmanātha; Mohana, Madana; Langeh, Baldev Singh (1970). (Rajata jayantī abhinandana grantha) (in हिन्दी). Ḍogarī Saṃsthā.

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[1] Monier-Williams, Monier (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: ...with Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-saxon... Clarendon. p. 1034.

[2] "Festivals of India : Sital Shashti". Aryabhatt.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.

[3] Kannikeswaran, Kanniks. "Skanda Sashti". Indiantemples.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

[4] Śāstrī, Rāmanātha; Mohana, Madana; Langeh, Baldev Singh (1970). (Rajata jayantī abhinandana grantha) (in हिन्दी). Ḍogarī Saṃsthā.

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-'''Shashthi''' ({{Langx|sa|षष्ठी|translit=Ṣaṣṭhī}}) also referred to as '''Chhath''' is the sixth day of the lunar fortnight in the [[Hindu calendar]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Monier-Williams |first=Monier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Hp1MX8d8osC&amp;dq=shashthi+sixth+day&amp;pg=PA1034 |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: ...with Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-saxon... |date=1872 |publisher=Clarendon |pages=1034 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is [[tithi]] (lunar day) of a [[paksha]], the fourteen-day phase of the moon.
+'''Shashthi''' ({{Langx|sa|षष्ठी|translit=Ṣaṣṭhī}}) also referred to as '''Chhath''' is the sixth day of the lunar fortnight in the [[Hindu calendar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Monier-Williams |first=Monier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Hp1MX8d8osC&amp;dq=shashthi+sixth+day&amp;pg=PA1034 |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: ...with Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-saxon... |date=1872 |publisher=Clarendon |pages=1034 |language=en}}</ref> It is [[tithi]] (lunar day) of a [[paksha]], the fourteen-day phase of the moon.
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 The sixth tithi, especially in the waxing period (''shuklapaksha''), is important in several rituals including:
 * [[Durga Puja]] (September–October, east India, [[Bengal]])
-* [[Sitalsasthi]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.aryabhatt.com/fast_fair_festival/Festivals/Sital%20Sasthi.htm|title=Festivals of India : Sital Shashti|website=Aryabhatt.com|accessdate=2017-07-29}}&lt;/ref&gt; (May–June, [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], neighbouring regions)
+* [[Sitalsasthi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aryabhatt.com/fast_fair_festival/Festivals/Sital%20Sasthi.htm|title=Festivals of India : Sital Shashti|website=Aryabhatt.com|accessdate=2017-07-29}}</ref> (May–June, [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], neighbouring regions)
-* [[Kartikeya|Skanda (Kandha) Shashti]] or [[Murugan|Subramanya]] Shashti&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantemples.com/sashti.html|title=Skanda Sashti|first=Kanniks|last=Kannikeswaran|website=Indiantemples.com|accessdate=29 July 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; (November–December, south India, [[Tamil Nadu]])
+* [[Kartikeya|Skanda (Kandha) Shashti]] or [[Murugan|Subramanya]] Shashti<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantemples.com/sashti.html|title=Skanda Sashti|first=Kanniks|last=Kannikeswaran|website=Indiantemples.com|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref> (November–December, south India, [[Tamil Nadu]])
-* Chandra Shashti (''Channan Chhath''): It is celebrated on [[Krishna Paksha]] Shahsti of [[Bhadrapada]] month. It is quite popular among [[Dogras|Dogra]] community of [[Jammu division]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last1=Śāstrī |first1=Rāmanātha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAASAQAAIAAJ&amp;q=%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%A0 |title=(Rajata jayantī abhinandana grantha). |last2=Mohana |first2=Madana |last3=Langeh |first3=Baldev Singh |date=1970 |publisher=Ḍogarī Saṃsthā |language=hi}}&lt;/ref&gt; The day is celebrated as birthday of [[Balarama]] and hence also called ''Balram Chhath'' or ''Baldev Chhath.''
+* Chandra Shashti (''Channan Chhath''): It is celebrated on [[Krishna Paksha]] Shahsti of [[Bhadrapada]] month. It is quite popular among [[Dogras|Dogra]] community of [[Jammu division]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Śāstrī |first1=Rāmanātha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAASAQAAIAAJ&amp;q=%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%A0 |title=(Rajata jayantī abhinandana grantha). |last2=Mohana |first2=Madana |last3=Langeh |first3=Baldev Singh |date=1970 |publisher=Ḍogarī Saṃsthā |language=hi}}</ref> The day is celebrated as birthday of [[Balarama]] and hence also called ''Balram Chhath'' or ''Baldev Chhath.''
 * [[Chhath|Surya Shashti (Chhath)]], a major sun-worshiping day of Hindus is celebrated on sixth day [[Shukla Paksha]] of [[Kartika (month)|Kartika]].