The four-day Chhath Puja celebrations concluded this morning with the offering of Ushakalin Arghya to the rising Sun. Hundreds of thousands of devotees and people offered oblations to the Sun god standing in waist deep water at different jam-packed Chhath Ghats on the banks of rivers, ponds, reservoirs and other water bodies. Devotees offered oblations of water and milk to the Sun god.<br />''<br />''Besides this seasonal fruits, sugarcane, coconut and ethnic cuisines like Thekua, Khajuria and other items kept in bamboo made Soop were also offered to the Sun and Chhathi Mai. After offering prayers devotees took Prasad and broke their 36 hours long fast, marking the culmination of the great festival of sanctity, self discipline and sacredness.<br />''<br />''Earlier, devotees reached the different Chhath Ghat on the banks of rivers in wee hours to offer morning oblations to the rising Sun. Huge crowd converged on the Chhath ghats across the state on the banks of Ganga, Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, Mahananda, Sone and other prominent rivers across the state. People from neighbouring Nepal also performed Chhath Puja in bordering districts like West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In the capital city Patna, Chhath Ghats remained jam-packed as people from nearby areas reached to perform puja on the sacred Ganga river. More than 100 accessible Chhath Ghats were prepared by Patna district administration. Several people from remote areas made a night halt on the banks of Ganga for morning prayers.<br />''<br />''Massive gatherings were also witnessed at all the famous Sun temples, which have legends related to Chhath Puja. At Deo Sun Temple in Aurangabad, Badgaon and Aungari Dham Temple in Nalanda, Olark Sun Temple in Dulhin Bazar in Patna and Hadia Sun Temple in Nawada district footfall of devotees was very high.</span><br />