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Hindu women prepare offerings to be made, perform rituals at sunset to mark Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi.

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Indian devotees pray to the setting sun while standing in an artificial water body during the Chhath festival at the Indian War Memorial, India Gate lawns, in New Delhi, India.

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Indian woman pays obeisance to Sun God during Chhath Festival at Panchnadi in Darjeeling Chhath, literally means 'sixth', and this day is the sixth day of the month of Karthik.

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Learn the story behind Chhath! It is early morning on the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi. Women taking dips in the river are Vratins - women who, in the next couple of days, would be fasting and also offering prayers to the Sun god.

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Women devotees gather on the banks of river Yamuna to offer prayers to the Sun God during Chhath puja in Delhi. Chhath, literally means 'sixth', and this day is the sixth day of the month of Karthik.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

Hindus paying obeisance to Sun God during Chhath Festival at Panchnadi in Darjeeling Chhath, literally means 'sixth', and this day is the sixth day of the month of Karthik.

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Chhath, literally means 'sixth', and this day is the sixth day of the month of Karthik. It is believed that the 'Maga Purohits' from the Vedic Age had started this tradition of Sun worship.

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Close view of Chhath Puja prasad offered to Sun God in India. Chhath, literally means 'sixth', and this day is the sixth day of the month of Karthik.

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Devotees gather on bank of river Yamuna and offer prayer to the Sun God on occasion of Chhath puja in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

ceremony · river

Chhath, literally means 'sixth', and this day is the sixth day of the month of Karthik. It is believed that the 'Maga Purohits' from the Vedic Age had started this tradition of Sun worship.

ceremony · river

Indian devotees pray to the setting sun while standing in an artificial water body during the Chhath festival at the Indian War Memorial, India Gate lawns, in New Delhi, India.

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Devotees gather on the bank of river Yamuna to offer prayer to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath puja in Delhi, India. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

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Hindu devotees gets ready with their offerings to offer Sun God during Chhath puja on the banks of river Yamuna in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

ceremony · festival

Hindu devotees gets ready with their offerings to offer Sun God during Chhath puja on the banks of river Yamuna in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

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Hindu devotees pray to the Sun God as part of the Chhath puja on the banks of River Yamuna in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god. It is a kind of thanksgiving to the sun god or Surya Dev.

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Hindu devotees gets ready with their offerings to offer Sun God during Chhath puja on the banks of river Yamuna in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

ceremony · festival

Devotees gather on bank of river Yamuna during Chhath puja in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god. It is a kind of thanksgiving to the sun god or Surya Dev.

ceremony · river

Indian devotees pray to the setting sun while standing in an artificial water body during the Chhath festival at the Indian War Memorial, India Gate lawns, in New Delhi, India.

ceremony · festival

Women devotees gather on the banks of river Yamuna to offer prayers to the Sun God during Chhath puja in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

ceremony · river

Indian devotees pray to the setting sun while standing in an artificial water body during the Chhath festival at the Indian War Memorial, India Gate lawns, in New Delhi, India.

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Hindu devotees heading back to home after concluding prayers to god Sun during Chhath Puja in Delhi. Chhath, literally means 'sixth', and this day is the sixth day of the month of Karthik.

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women getting ready for Chhath puja on the bank of river Yamuna in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god. It is a kind of thanksgiving to the sun god or Surya Dev.

ceremony · festival

Devotees gather on bank of river Yamuna and offer prayer to the Sun God on occasion of Chhath puja in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.