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The four-day-long Hindu festival, Chhath Puja, dedicated to the Sun God, began today. Devotees from several parts of the country celebrate the festival by observing fast and offering prayers to the Sun God by taking a dip in the river. However, this year, the coronavirus pandemic has dampened the festive spirit as celebrations would be low-key and ...

Several parts of India are all set to celebrate Chhath Puja or Chhath Parva. It is a four-day festival mostly celebrated by people from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar. This festival starts with Kartik Shukla Chaturthi and ends with Kartik Shukla Saptami.

Chhath Puja 2019: The Chhath Puja is celebrated in Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The first sun ray is called Usha and last sun ray is called Pratyusha. Both these sun rays are considered auspicious and worshipped during Chhath Puja.

Chhath Puja 2019: On Chhath Puja, women perform the morning puja by standing in a water body and offering water to the Sun and Chhathi Maiyya, believed to be Sun's sister. The Chhath Puja fast is kept for the well-being of their children.

Chhath Puja 2019: Chhath puja rituals are observed for four days. These include holy bathing in the river, fasting, standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prayers to the rising and setting sun.

Bihar lawmaker Gopal Mandal, a member of the ruling Janata Dal-United, got suspended by his party for some controversial remarks. The lawmaker had allegedly said he would now resort to "politics of murder" to retaliate against his political rivals.

The four-day-long Hindu festival, Chhath Puja, dedicated to the Sun God, began today. Devotees from several parts of the country celebrate the festival by observing fast and offering prayers to the Sun God by taking a dip in the river. However, this year, the coronavirus pandemic has dampened the festive spirit as celebrations would be low-key and ...

Several parts of India are all set to celebrate Chhath Puja or Chhath Parva. It is a four-day festival mostly celebrated by people from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar. This festival starts with Kartik Shukla Chaturthi and ends with Kartik Shukla Saptami.

Chhath Puja 2019: The Chhath Puja is celebrated in Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The first sun ray is called Usha and last sun ray is called Pratyusha. Both these sun rays are considered auspicious and worshipped during Chhath Puja.

Chhath Puja 2019: On Chhath Puja, women perform the morning puja by standing in a water body and offering water to the Sun and Chhathi Maiyya, believed to be Sun's sister. The Chhath Puja fast is kept for the well-being of their children.

Chhath Puja 2019: Chhath puja rituals are observed for four days. These include holy bathing in the river, fasting, standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prayers to the rising and setting sun.

Bihar lawmaker Gopal Mandal, a member of the ruling Janata Dal-United, got suspended by his party for some controversial remarks. The lawmaker had allegedly said he would now resort to "politics of murder" to retaliate against his political rivals.