Chitragupta Puja 2022 Date in Bihar, Puja Time, Story, Vidhi - All you need to know

Chitragupta Puja 2022: Chitragupta Puja is held on the occasion of Bhai Dooj. Lord Chitragupta is remembered and worshipped on this day. In his remembrance, books, pen, and ink are worshipped on this auspicious day.  Lord Chitragupta has also been called as 'Protector of Religion in Heaven'.  He has also been associated with the act of writing and literacy and this is why pen and ink are worshiped on this day. The mention of Lord Chitragupta is found in many ancient Hindu texts, including Padya Purana, Skanda Purana, Brahma Purana, Yamasamhita, and Yagyavalakya Smriti. 

Chitragupta Puja 2022 Date and Time 

According to the Hindu calendar, Lord Chitragupta will be worshipped on Wednesday, Ocotober 26, 2022. Shukla Paksha Dwitiya begins on October 26 (2:42 PM). The Puja Tithi and Muhurat are from (1:18 PM to 3:33 PM) and the Dwitiya Tithi will end on October 27 (12:45 PM).

Chitragupta Puja Vidhi

On this day, people clean the idol of Lord Chitragupta and then give it a bath with rose water. They light a diya of ghee in front of the deity and then prepare panchamitra using dahi, milk, honey, sugar, and ghee. After that, sweets and fruits are offered as prasad.

The Puja Vidhi also entails making a swastik sign on the ground with a mix of vermillion, abir, turmeric, and sandalwood paste. Place rice on the swastik and put a kalash, half-filled with water, on it. Now you need to prepare guraadi by mixing jaggery and ginger. Devotees then read the Chitragupta katha. Post the katha, aarti is performed. Flowers and rice are then sprinkled on the idol. Bhai Dooj is also celebrated on the second day of Shukla Paksha in Kartik month.