When devotion paints the sky gold: India’s Chhath Puja in pictures
Chhath Puja, a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated across Bihar, Jharkhand, parts of Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal, is dedicated to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya.
A girl sits on his father's shoulder as she witnesses Chhath Puja celebrations on Monday.(Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
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Women join hands as they pray to the sun god on the occassion of Chhath Puja in Lucknow on Monday.(Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
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A person carries the Chhath Puja essentials including bananas, a coconut, and a diya, on his head in Gurugram on Monday.(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
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