Devotees perform Chhath Puja rituals on first day of four-day-long festival
Updated On Nov 08, 2021 05:24 PM IST
- The four-day-long festival of Chhath Puja commenced today, November 8 and will conclude on November 12. This festival is dedicated to the Sun God and is mainly celebrated by the people from Bihar, Jharkhand and bordering areas in Uttar Pradesh.
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During the festival, devotees take a dip in rivers, ponds, and other water bodies and seek blessings from the Sun God. Here's how devotees celebrated the first day of the festival which is known as Nahai Khai or Naha Khay.(HT File Photo)
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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad distribute worshipping materials and fruits to devotees on the first day of the four-day-long Chhath Puja, in Patna.(ANI)
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On the day of ‘Nahai Khai,’ which is being observed in India today, devotees bathe in a water body, change into clean clothes and prepare a special prasad for the Sun God.(PTI)
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Devotees apply vermillion on each other at the banks of the Ganga river as part of the 'Nahai Khai' ritual in Patna.(ANI)
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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Ramkirpal Yadav and Sanjeev Chaurasiya distribute coconuts, sarees and other worship items on the first day of Chhath Puja in Patna. (ANI)
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