According to the official press release, the Ministry of Railways has notified 110 trains under 'Puja Dipawali Chhatha Specials- 2021'.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday BJP launched a special COVID-19 inoculation drive for 10,000 people who would be performing Chhath Puja across the city.
Amid a lot of speculations over celebrating Chhatth Puja in the national capital, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has announced that it will now be permitted in Delhi.
If people reaching Bihar are not found vaccinated, the government will make arrangements for their inoculation, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said, underscoring the need to be more vigilant during the festival season.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to allow Chhath Puja celebrations in the national capital at public places.
Celebrated after Diwali, Chhath involves an offering of 'Arghya' by fasting women to the Sun god in knee-deep water.
The DDMA clarified that no standing or squatting will be allowed at festive events and only sitting on chairs with social distancing will be permitted.
Today is Hal shasti fast. This festival is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Shri Balramji. By fasting on this day, children are obtained and those who already have children, their children's age, health and wealth increase.
Devotees flocked to ghats in Patna to offer 'argha' to Sun God on the last day of Chhath puja. It is the four-day long Hindu festival which is mainly observed by the people of Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
The festival of faith and reverence Chhath 2020 has come to an end with devotees offering arghya to the rising sun this morning. Chhath Puja ends on the seventh day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month which fell on November 21 this year.
The four-day celebrations of Chhath Puja have begun across the country with restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch special report by Jyoti Jaiswal
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.
Amid rise in coronavirus cases across the country, Mumbai government created artificial pond for devoteees to celebrate Chhath Puja. The govt had already ban the celebration of Chhath Puja near beaches.
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 four-day Chhath Puja celebrations commenced on Wednesday with authorities preparing ghats for devotees to pay obeisance to the Lord Sun from November 20 to 21
The four-day celebrations of Chhath Puja have begun across the country with restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on Chhath Puja and wished happiness and prosperity for all.
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 festival is celebrated six days following Diwali on the Shashti Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Kartik and sees women fasting for the well-being of their sons and the happiness of the family.
People in Kolkata celebrated Chhath Puja on the bank of river Hooghly amid coronavirus scare. It was shocking to see people flouting social distancing norms and many were spotted without masks.
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