Chhath Puja celebrated with pomp across India: See pics

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)