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Chhath Puja 2020 Kicks Off Amid Covid, Devotees Share Pictures
The Chhath Puja celebrations have begun in different parts of the country, bound by restrictions imposed by state authorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is celebrated on the sixth day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar, which also happens to be the fourth day after Diwali. Devotees gather near water bodies and offer prayer to t...
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Traffic Takes A Hit In Delhi
Chhath festivities, smog-filled air and protest by Jawaharlal Nehru University students over the missing of a student from the varsity led to traffic snarls in the city on Sunday.
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Chhath Festival Ends With Offering of 'Aragaya' to Rising Sun
The four-day Chhath festival ended today with devotees offering 'Argaya' this morning to the rising sun. Lakhs of devotees thronged the banks of Ganga early in the morning to offer 'argaya' to the rising Sun god.
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'Chhath' Declared as Public Holiday by Uttar Pradesh Government
The Uttar Pradesh government has declared public holiday tomorrow on the occasion of 'Chhath', a festival popular in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, taking the number of public holidays to 40 in the state, where assembly elections are due in early 2017.
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Why do You Want Celebrities for Chhath Puja: High Court to Bihari Front
The Bombay High Court today asked city-based Bihari Front as to why it wants to invite celebrities for taking part in rituals during Chhath Puja.
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Stop Songs, Dance Instead of Rituals During Festivals at Public Places: Court
Songs and dances instead of rituals during festivals in public places should be stopped, the Bombay High Court said today while refusing permission to a cultural organisation to hold Chhat Puja on suburban Juhu beach.
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Chhath Puja 2020 Kicks Off Amid Covid, Devotees Share Pictures
The Chhath Puja celebrations have begun in different parts of the country, bound by restrictions imposed by state authorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is celebrated on the sixth day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar, which also happens to be the fourth day after Diwali. Devotees gather near water bodies and offer prayer to t...
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Traffic Takes A Hit In Delhi
Chhath festivities, smog-filled air and protest by Jawaharlal Nehru University students over the missing of a student from the varsity led to traffic snarls in the city on Sunday.
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Chhath Festival Ends With Offering of 'Aragaya' to Rising Sun
The four-day Chhath festival ended today with devotees offering 'Argaya' this morning to the rising sun. Lakhs of devotees thronged the banks of Ganga early in the morning to offer 'argaya' to the rising Sun god.
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'Chhath' Declared as Public Holiday by Uttar Pradesh Government
The Uttar Pradesh government has declared public holiday tomorrow on the occasion of 'Chhath', a festival popular in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, taking the number of public holidays to 40 in the state, where assembly elections are due in early 2017.
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Why do You Want Celebrities for Chhath Puja: High Court to Bihari Front
The Bombay High Court today asked city-based Bihari Front as to why it wants to invite celebrities for taking part in rituals during Chhath Puja.
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Stop Songs, Dance Instead of Rituals During Festivals at Public Places: Court
Songs and dances instead of rituals during festivals in public places should be stopped, the Bombay High Court said today while refusing permission to a cultural organisation to hold Chhat Puja on suburban Juhu beach.
