November 10, 2021 8:30 PM

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Chhath Puja being celebrated in different parts of the country

<span style="color: #222222;">Chhath Puja is being celebrated in different parts of the country with religious fervour and devotion. Standing in knee-deep water at different ghats of rivers, ponds and water reservoirs devotees paid oblations to the setting sun this evening. Puja will conclude after paying offerings to the rising sun tomorrow morning.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the whole atmosphere is reverberating with devotional songs. A large number of devotees have offered special puja to Sun God at various sun temples including Deo in Aurangabad, Bargao in Nalanda and Ular Sun temple in Paliganj to observe the festival.  All roads led to ghats have been nicely decorated. <br />''<br />''The state government has made arrangements in various jails of the state for those inmates who are performing Chhath puja. Bihar government has made elaborate arrangements to avert untoward incidents. NDRF teams have been deployed at main ghats. Medical camps have also been set up at the ghats for Covid testing and vaccination. <br />''<br />''This puja is dedicated to the worship of the Sun God and to thank for supporting life on earth. Chhath is celebrated on the sixth day of the Karthik month in the Vikram Samvat. It is said, those who perform Chhath with full devotion, their desires are fulfilled. </span>

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