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).

Updated on: Nov 11, 2021 11:48 AM IST

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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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Devotees break their 36-hours long fast by offering Arghya to the rising sun at Takta Ghat in Kolkata on the last day of Chhath Puja. (ANI)

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Devotees throng a pond in Dhanbad, Jharkhand to perform rituals on the last day of Chhath Puja. (PTI)

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In this visual from Patna, a large number of devotees come down to the ghat to take a holy dip in the Ganga River and perform Chhath Puja rituals. (PTI)

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After taking a dip in the Ganga river, women in red sarees fold their hands and offer prayers to the Sun God. (PTI)