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Chhath Puja is a significant Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun God, celebrated mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. It emphasises gratitude towards nature and the environment while fostering family and community bonds through rituals and fasting. The festival is a time for devotees to seek blessings for health, prosperity, and the well-being of their loved ones. (Image: PTI)
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In Patna, devotees perform rituals after taking a holy dip in the Ganga river, marking the beginning of the four-day Chhath Puja festival on Tuesday. (Image:PTI)
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People shop ahead of the ‘Chhath Puja’ festival, at Sadar Bazar in Gurugram. (Image:PTI)
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A devotee performs rituals along the banks of the Yamuna River, where toxic foam floats on the polluted surface, as the four-day Chhath Puja festival begins at Kalindi Kunj in New Delhi. (Image:PTI)
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Devotees in Lucknow prepare the Chhath bedi on Tuesday in anticipation of the upcoming Chhath Puja festival celebrations. (Image:ANI)
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Devotees prepare Chhath Bedi for Chhath Puja celebrations on the banks of river in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Image: ANI)
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Women purchase bananas ahead of the Chhath Puja festival, in Mirzapur. (Image:PTI)
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Worship items are being distributed to devotees as the four-day Chhath Puja festival begins in Patna. (Image:PTI)
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Devotees offer prayers as they take a holy dip in the Ganga River during the ‘Nahay Khay’ ritual of the Chhath Puja festival in Patna. (Image:PTI)
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Patna: Devotees take a holy dip in Ganga river during the start of the 4-day Chhath Puja festival. (Image:PTI)
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