Devotees are gathered by bodies of water to offer prayers to the sun, symbolizing gratitude, purity, and the source of all energy. The festival is marked by rituals involving fasting, rhythmic chants, and colorful ceremonies, creating a captivating display of cultural richness and spiritual fervor.
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Nepal is observing Chhath, a significant festival predominantly celebrated in the Terai region, and a public holiday has been given by the federal government. Devotees gather along the banks of rivers, streams, and ponds, adorning these natural landscapes for the auspicious occasion, and worship the setting sun by offering ‘argha,’ a symbolic ritual expressing gratitude.
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People of the Tarai region have started entering into their hometowns from different cities and towns ahead of the four-day grand Chhath festival where the ‘Sun God’ is worshipped with devotion. The devotees begin the festival from today onward with ‘Nahay Khay’. They have adopted the ‘Araba Arabain’ method on Sunday by giving up impure
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