Bharat Devotion

Kosi

(कोसी)

Literal Meaning

A sugarcane canopy with lamps

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

A Bhojpuri word for this Chhath rite; the pages we read do not explain it.

Spiritual Insight & Context

A Chhath custom: five to seven sugarcane stalks are tied into a canopy and lamps are lit beneath it with the offerings, at home on the evening of the third day and again before dawn.

Where Kosi Comes Up