Chhath Puja: Devotees gather at ghats to perform 'Usha Arghya' rituals
The four-day-long festival of Chhath Puja will end today, November 11. On the last day of the festival, devotees gathered on the bank of ghats across the country to perform the 'Usha Arghya' (prayers to the rising sun).
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A large number of devotees across Delhi, West Bengal, Maharasthra, Jharkhand, Bihar and other Indian states offered 'Suryoday Arag' to Surya Dev on the last day of the four-day-long Chhath puja festival. In this photo, devotees can be seen worshipping the Sun God at a pond in Kolkata on the last day of the festival.(REUTERS)
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Speaking to news agency ANI, a devotee from Delhi said, "We are doing fasting today for Lord Sun and will offer prayers. We were also singing Chhath puja songs here to celebrate the festival."(REUTERS)
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A woman lies on the road as she arrives to worship the Sun God during the religious festival of Chhath Puja in Kolkata.(REUTERS)
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In Bihar, devotees gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Patipul Ghat in Patna to perform Chhath puja.(ANI)
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