The four-day-long Chhath Puja festival which commenced on October 28 and will conclude today, October 31. Devotees gathered on the banks of rivers and ponds to worship the rising sun on the last day of the festival. (HT Photo/Sunil Ghosh)
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A large number of devotees offer 'Suryoday Arag' to Surya Dev in Lucknow on the last day of the 4-day Chhath puja festival at Dahi Ghat.(HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)
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Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak along with devotees perform Chhath puja rituals on the banks of the Gomti river in Lucknow.(HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
