Chhath or 'Chhath Parva' or 'Dala Chhath' is a festival that celebrated with a lot of fervour and zeal in India, especially in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
The 'Chhath Puja' celebrations are in full swing across the country. Meanwhile, a group of devotees in Delhi's Badarpur dug temporary ponds on a vacant plot of land for 'Chhath Puja' rituals.
Chhath Puja Sandhya Arghya: People go to a nearby water body, stand in the water and offer their respects to setting sun on the third day and rising sun on the fourth day. On the day of Surya Shashthi of Chhath Parva, we give you sunset timings in a few cities.
The last leg of festivities is here with Chhath Puja being celebrated on November 20, 2020. Chhath Puja is a festival which starts on the Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha, and is celebrated till Saptami Tithi. Here is how people are celebrating Chhath Puja in Covid times:
The auspicious festival of Chhath Puja 2020 commenced on November 18th with holy bathe. In Chhath Puja women worship the Sun God and offer prayers to seek blessings for the long life and happiness of their family.
On the second day of Chhath puja, which is also known as Kharna, devotees took a holy dip in rivers.
Hundreds of jail inmates including women celebrated Chhath puja in Muzaffarpur's Central Jail. The celebration was held with the active support of the jail authorities.
The Gurugram district administration on Thursday issued a detailed advisory for Chhath Puja which is to be scheduled on November 20 and Guru Nanak Gurpurab on November 30 celebrations amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed that the Chhath Puja festivities would not be allowed alongside water bodies in Mumbai due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On second day of Chhath Puja, devotees offered prayers to sun god on ghats of river Ganga in Patna on November 19.
Several locals in Siliguri staged a protest at Lal Mohan Niranjan ghat over lack of provision of space for Chhath Puja celebrations.
Amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prohibited performing Chhath Puja at beaches, riverside and lakes.
The four-day long festival, Chhath Puja has started from November 18 amid COVID-19 scare.
The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to interfere with Delhi government's decision to ban Chhath Puja celebrations at public places like ponds and riverbanks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chhath Puja started on November 18. This is the four-day long Hindu festival which is mainly observed by the people of Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Chhath Puja 2020: The Uttar Pradesh government has urged devotees to celebrate the festival at home as much as possible.
The Jharkhand government has urged devotees to celebrate the Chhath festival at home as much as possible to avert the risk of getting infected by coronavirus.
A day after Jharkhand government issued an order to not permit Chhath Puja in water bodies amid COVID-19, on November 17 issued new guidelines.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday said Chhath Puja will not be allowed at beaches, riverbanks, ponds in Mumbai.
The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that November 20 will be a public holiday on account of Chhath Puja. This comes after the Delhi government, last week, decided to ban community 'Chhath Pooja' celebrations near the ghats to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus.
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