Chhath Puja celebrated with pomp across India: See pics

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Published on Nov 07, 2024 06:59 PM IST

Chhath is a Hindu festival celebrated mainly in Bihar and UP. The four-day festival is dedicated to the Sun God and involves fasting, holy bathing and prayers.

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Vermilion being applied to a devotee on the banks of Ganga river during Chhath Puja festival, in Kolkata. Chhath Puja honors the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya.(ANI)

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Devotees worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja, at the River Brahmaputra Ghat in Guwahati, It is celebrated six days after Diwali and lasts four days.(PTI)

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Devotees during Chhath Puja festival, at the Ganga Ghat in Patna. Offering prayers to the sun as it sets and rises is a key ritual.(PTI)

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Devotees worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja, at Laxman Mela Ground on the banks of the River Gomti in Lucknow.(PTI)

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A devotee worships the setting sun during Chhath Puja festival, in Agartala. Devotees follow a 36-hour fast, frequently without water.(PTI)

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs ritual during Chhath Puja, at Laxman Mela Ground on the banks of the River Gomti in Lucknow.(PTI)

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Devotees perform ritual during Chhath Puja, in Kolkata.(PTI)

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Devotees worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja, at the Ganga Ghat in Kolkata. Chhath is mostly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal.(PTI)

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A Nepalese woman offers prayers to the setting sun on the bank of Bagmati River during the Chhath Puja festival in Kathmandu.(AP)

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A Nepalese woman offers prayers to the setting sun on the bank of Bagmati River.(AP)

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Chhath Puja celebrated with pomp across India: See pics

Vermilion being applied to a devotee on the banks of Ganga river during Chhath Puja festival, in Kolkata. Chhath Puja honors the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya.(ANI)

Devotees worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja, at the River Brahmaputra Ghat in Guwahati, It is celebrated six days after Diwali and lasts four days.(PTI)

Devotees during Chhath Puja festival, at the Ganga Ghat in Patna. Offering prayers to the sun as it sets and rises is a key ritual.(PTI)

Devotees worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja, at Laxman Mela Ground on the banks of the River Gomti in Lucknow.(PTI)

A devotee worships the setting sun during Chhath Puja festival, in Agartala. Devotees follow a 36-hour fast, frequently without water.(PTI)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs ritual during Chhath Puja, at Laxman Mela Ground on the banks of the River Gomti in Lucknow.(PTI)

Devotees perform ritual during Chhath Puja, in Kolkata.(PTI)

Devotees worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja, at the Ganga Ghat in Kolkata. Chhath is mostly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal.(PTI)

A Nepalese woman offers prayers to the setting sun on the bank of Bagmati River during the Chhath Puja festival in Kathmandu.(AP)

A Nepalese woman offers prayers to the setting sun on the bank of Bagmati River.(AP)

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