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Chhath Puja celebrated on the sixth day after Delhi, is observed mainly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. But as many people from those states have moved to Delhi, it has become an important festival in the national capital. One can see the devotees offer their prayers to Sun God on the banks of Yamuna River in New Delhi. This year, Chhath Puja is being observed at 565 ghats while last year it was organized at 268 ghats. The government had earlier constructed 50 permanent ghats for the celebrations This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition,