Devotees take holy dip to mark Chhath Puja 2025, markets see rush | See Pics

The 4-say Hindu festival of Chhath Puja is celebrated to honour Lord Surya and his sister. It involves taking holy bath and praying to the sun god.

Updated on: Oct 26, 2025 3:25 PM IST

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Chhath devotees worshiping at the bank of Ganga river on the occasion of 'Nahay-Khay' Puja at Digha Ghat in Patna, Bihar. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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Devotees gather along the Ganga river on the occasion of 'Nahay-Khay' Puja during Chhath Puja festival at Gandhi Ghat in Patna, Bihar on Saturday. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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A woman looks at herself in a small mirror amid the Chhath Puja festivities, at a ghat at Kalindi Kunj, in New Delhi. (PTI )

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Devotees purchase bamboo baskets (soop) for the Chhath Puja festival, in Guwahati on Sunday.  (Hafiz Ahmed/ANI)

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Chhath devotees coming out after bathing in the Ganga River and carrying Ganga water on the occasion of the Chhath Puja festival at Gandhi Ghat in Patna, Bihar. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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Chhath devotees buying puja materials during Chhath Puja festival at GPO roundabout in Patna, Bihar. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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Women in Delhi carry baskets on the first day of Chhath Puja on Saturday. (ANI)

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Banana bunches being brought to markets, to be sold for Chhath puja festival, in Patna on Sunday. (Ashok Sinha/ANI)

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Overcrowded train stations were seen as passengers tried to travel ahead of the Chhath Puja festival at Patna Railway Station in Patna, Bihar on Saturday (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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Devotees gather to take bath in River Ganga on the occasion of the second day of Chhath Puja festival at Patipul Digha Ghat, in Patna on Sunday.  (Ashok Sinha/ANI)

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A Worker paints the bamboo baskets for the Chhath puja festival at a market, in Prayagraj, UP (Nitin Sharma/ANI)

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People purchase fruits for Chhath puja from a Market, in Prayagraj on Saturday. (Nitin Sharma/ANI)

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Passengers board an overcrowded train ahead of the Chhath Puja festival at Patna Railway Station in Patna, Bihar, (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)