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People wearing traditional attire gather on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi to celebrate the sacred festival of Chhath Puja. Devotees are seen carrying offerings as part of the ritual—one man lifts sugarcane stalks on his shoulder, while others carefully balance fruit baskets and bamboo trays on their heads. The baskets contain ritual offerings such as fruits, coconuts, bananas, sugarcane, sweets, lamps, and incense. Popular Chhath Puja folk songs play in the background, filling the vast open ground with devotion and cultural rhythm. During Chhath Puja, devotees observe strict fasting, maintain purity, and offer arghya (water offerings) to the setting and rising Sun, seeking blessings for family well-being and prosperity. The festival transforms the riverbank into a sacred space
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