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Lakhs of devotees gathered across the Yamuna ghat in Delhi on Thursday to celebrate the third day of Chhath Puja, offering the ‘Sandhya Arghya’ to the setting sun. Devotees perform Sandhya Arghya’ to the setting sun Chhath Puja Yamuna Ghat

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Chhath is a Hindu festival mostly celebrated in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is dedicated to Lord Sun.

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During Chhath Puja, women apply a long line of orange sindoor from their forehead to their noses as a mark of devotion and reverence to the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya. The tradition is especially significant for married women.

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A woman in a red saree standing with burning agarbatti and coconut with marigold flower and praying to God Sun. Some devotees are dropping water following the rituals for Chhath Puja.

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Early morning devotees celebrate Chhath Puja in a pond standing in the water with coconut in their hand and offering prayers to the lord Sun for their family, this is the big festival for the people of Purvanchal, this festival is celebrate…

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Devotees celebrate Chhath Puja in the artificial pond on a farm in Dera village, men and women stand with coconut and agarbatti offering prayer to the god sun in the early morning, and devotees stand till sunrise.

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What terrible conditions to celebrate a religious festival in. Yet, these staunch Purvanchali people of Delhi persevere and even bathe in, brush their teeth in, and pray to the Sun God in these sullied waters, full of detergent foam from fa…

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Aerial view of Chhath Puja at Yamuna Ghat New Delhi, people of Bihar, Jharkhand, and from UP are staying in Delhi and Noida are celebrating Chhath Puja in Yamuna River. Devotees are in colorful clothes taking bat in the River Yamuna.

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Yellow and black colored JCB is being used to fill the pit is being filled so that the devotees do not face any problems in walking. During Chhath Puja at Yamuna Ghat Delhi NCR

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Polluted Yamuna of Delhi NCR The water is black nobody can use a single drop of water from this Yamuna but the devotees of Chhath puja they will celebrate their festival by taking a bath in this black water and offering prayer to the lord S…

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Women are sitting and waiting for the sunset to offer prayers to the god sun, and devotees are singing some traditional geet of Chhath, women are taking baths in Yamuna, and people are coming to Yamuna with the decorated big basket which is…

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The crowd of Chhath devotees at Yamuna celebrate Chhath by offering prayer to lord Sundev in the evening offering milk, water, and fruits with raw coconut. People are using crackers and causing air pollution.

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Watch the full video to learn about the short biography of the veteran Actor of Bollywood Dharmendra. Dharmendra married Hema Malini, which caused controversy at the time since he was already married.

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Rani Mukherjee , Kunal Kohli, Kirron Kher wiht son Sikander Kher arrive at Star Screen Awards. The Screen Awards was an annual awards ceremony held in India, honouring professional excellence in Bollywood.

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VIP Guests coming out from the house of Amitabh Bachchan after the Aishwarya and Abhishek wedding,

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Ravana goes up in flames on Dussehra: Ravaan Dahan during Durga Puja at Katwaria Sarai

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Imagine seeing a full grown man in the attire and with the look of a monkey walking on the roads of an Indian city!? The Hindu gods are clearly out in full force on the streets of India!

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Ashtami and Durga Puja as celebrated by Oriya and Bengali community in north India - touching children's feet and praying to kids. Much ullulation, bvell ringing, drumming and festivity mark the Durga Puja celebrations in New Delhi.

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Payong obeisance: Women mildly make contact with their heads to a pair of stones to mattha teko or touch their foreheads in humility and respect.

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The Stardust Awards was an award ceremony for Hindi movies, which was sponsored by Stardust magazine. The first ceremony was held in 2004 for films released in 2003.

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As safety and rescue boats ply the Yamuna, masses of Purvanchali Indians visit the banks of the polluted Yamuna river to undertake prayers to the Sun god at Chhat Puja festival time, as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air.

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Notice the graffiti on the walls of a South Delhi locality. Entertainment takes center stage as the crowd needs to be amused prior to the more somber immersion of the Durga idol in a water body.

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Durga Puja procession prepares for Visarjan or iodl immersion, at Oriya Katwaria Sarai Pujo Devotees first take the idol off and chant in unison while carrying the idol of the Goddess to the pond for immersion.