3 Muslim women among prisoners observing Chhath
PATNA: Several prisoners, including three Muslim women, are performing Chhath puja in jails, sources said on Monday. Preparations for the festivity began with the cleaning of the water body and the...
View ArticleFasting, praying hard, preparing thekua for Chhaath Maiya
NAVI MUMBAI: Citizens are gearing up for Chhath Puja, the biggest religious event of the people in Bihar and UP. The four-day festival, replete with rigorous rituals, started on Monday. "This is the...
View ArticleChhath Puja items flood markets
Patna: As devotional hymns like 'Maar bore sugwa', 'Uga ho suraj dev' and 'Kelwa ke paat par' rent the air signalling the arrival of 'Chhath Mahaparv', Patnaites are busy making preparations to pay...
View ArticleMyriad moods before Chhath Well-off stay off ghats CHHANDOSREE Reeta Shukla...
A swimming pool built by former chief minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad at his bungalow in 2006 for his wife Rabri Devi to perform Chhath may just have been a display of power. But, it strikes a chord with...
View ArticleSmooth start to bright Chhath Cleanliness surprise for devotees AMIT BHELARI...
Spic and span Ganga ghats were a sweet surprise on Monday for many a devotee observing Nahay Khay the first ritual of the four-day Chhath festivities. Chhath will end with morning arghya on Thursday....
View ArticleGhat being cleaned up for Chhath puja
Lucknow: For the two-day Chhath puja beginning October 29, hectic preparations are being made at the Laxman Mela Ground. Expecting a turnout of over 3 lakh devotees at the ghat, event organisers Akhil...
View ArticleChhath rituals sans priest
PATNA: It is said when the dialogue is between a man and his God, an intermediary is hardly required. And it seems true in Chhath, which is probably the only major Hindu festival without any...
View ArticleMany ‘vratis’ prefer singing Chhath songs
Patna: With the four-day Chhath festival starting Monday, the compact discs (CDs) of devotional songs have flooded the local markets. But, there is a section of devotees who still prefer singing the...
View ArticleHit music online hits CD store sales ARTI S. SAHULIYAR Chhath CDs at a music ...
It was tradition for Chhath vratis to sing or listen to devotional songs while preparing thekua, the sweet prasad offered to the sun god, but times have undergone a tech twist. Today, a large chunk of...
View ArticlePiety soars under sky - Four-day camp at ghats OUR CORRESPONDENT A devotee...
Some devotees were taking a dip in the holy Ganga, while some were camping on the banks of the river to observe the festival in a different way. Unlike many, who come to the riverbank to offer arghya...
View ArticleFarmers’ stir, Chhath combine to jam city roads
Lucknow: State capital reeled under massive traffic jams on Wednesday evening. Diversions put in force for Chhath puja and a massive farmers' protest at Shakti Bhawan on Ashok road gave commuters a...
View ArticleOver 1,000 express gratitude to sun
KOLHAPUR: Over 1,000 women performed Chatth Puja rituals on the Panchganga river ghat on Wednesday. The city-based Rajarshi Shahu Purvottar Bhartiya Sangh had made the arrangements for the...
View ArticleChhath safety bid snuffs out 6 LALITESH MISHRA Saharsa, Oct. 28: Six persons,...
Saharsa, Oct. 28: Six persons, including five minor boys, drowned in a pond today while gauging its depth for safe Chhath celebrations in Saharsa, sending shockwaves on the eve of the biggest festival...
View ArticleLocals worry about festive waste after Chhath Puja celebrations
NAVI MUMBAI: As devotees ready themselves for the final day of Chhath Puja, Navi Mumbaikars are already concerned about the festive waste that will be left unattended. The four-day event is dedicated...
View ArticleChhath Puja observed in Jharkhand
Ranchi , October 30: Devotees in Jharkhand today congregated near river banks, lakes and water bodies to offer "arghya" to the setting Sun on the occasion of Chhath festival. The four-day festival will...
View ArticleChhath Puja declared a public holiday
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has declared a public holiday on Chhath Puja. The decision was taken by the administration on Tuesday after a fresh request by the Delhi BJP. While all Delhi government...
View ArticleFest goes video gaga - 10000 and counting... A tourism department clip,...
A three-minute YouTube video on Chhath has become a rage in the web world by invoking the Bihari in you for the biggest festival of the state. Chhath always had a sentimental connect with the residents...
View ArticleYamuna cleaner on Chhath
NEW DELHI: Devotees who had gathered at the Yamuna banks for Chhath puja were greeted by the sight of a cleaner river that was barricaded for bathing. More than one lakh people had converged on the...
View ArticleCity celebrates Chhath Puja
Guwahati: The city celebrated Chhath Puja on Wednesday as hundreds of devotees paid obeisance to the sun. People thronged the ghats at different places of the city and its outskirts and offered their...
View ArticleNeighbourhood comes alive - Bokaro ghats get clean look; residents of Dhanbad...
Living busy lives, neighbours at Dhanbads Urmila Tower hardly ever meet. But, during Chhath its different. The sun god is invoked in only one flat, that of Rameshwar Prasads, a former employee of...
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