Chhath Puja
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Chhath Puja: Devotees throng ghats in Delhi to offer prayers to Sun god
India | Oct 26, 2017, 12:10 PM ISTGhats in Delhi have been decked up for devotees for the Chhath Puja which is celebrated from the sixth day after Diwali.
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Happy Chhath Puja 2017: Top songs to play during Chhath festival
Lifestyle | Oct 25, 2017, 07:53 PM ISTwe have listed out the top songs for you to play during the auspicious festival of Chhath.
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Passengers suffer as train running late on Chhath Puja
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Chhath Puja 2017: WhatsApp messages, Image messages, SMSes, Facebook wishes for your dear ones
Lifestyle | Oct 26, 2017, 12:12 PM ISTChhath Puja, the auspicious four days festival especially dedicated to lord Sun, will begin on October 24 and will end on 27th of October this year.
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Happy Chhath Puja 2017: Puja Vidhi, Muhurat, Timing, History and Significance
Lifestyle | Oct 26, 2017, 01:53 PM ISTThis year, Chhath Puja is being observed from 24th October 2017 to 27th October 2017
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Chhath Puja: No seats on 24 special trains to Bihar; air fare up to Rs 68,000
India | Nov 04, 2016, 07:22 PM ISTChhath Puja: No seats on 24 special trains to Bihar; air fare up to Rs 68,000
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Special GRP teams to guard home-bound Bihari workers during Chhath Puja
India | Nov 02, 2016, 07:04 PM ISTThe Government Railway Police (GRP) has deployed special teams at Delhi, Kanpur and Mughalsarai to guard home-bound Bihar migrant workers, travelling ahead of Chhath Puja, against ‘nasha-khurani (drugging) gangs.
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Millions pray to rising Sun to mark Chhath Puja
India | Nov 18, 2015, 08:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Millions of people, rich and poor, sang folk songs and offered prayers (bihaniya aragh) to the rising sun to celebrate the festival of Chhath on Wednesday.On Tuesday evening, the devotees thronged the banks
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5 reasons why no Bihari wants to stay away from home during Chhath
Lifestyle | Nov 05, 2016, 10:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: The festival of lights, Diwali sees a celebration filled with fervour across the nation. But for the residents of Bihar, there is another festival that holds equal significance. Chhath Puja is to Bihar
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Curbs on gatherings relaxed in Delhi's Trilokpuri
India | Oct 31, 2014, 12:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Orders prohibiting any gathering and movement of large groups in the riot-hit Trilokpuri area of Delhi were relaxed Friday for 13 hours, police said, adding that permission to organise a religious programme in
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2 drown in Yamuna while performing Chhath rituals
India | Oct 30, 2014, 08:12 PM ISTGhaziabad: A 20-year-old married woman and a teenage girl drowned in the Yamuna river early today while offering prayer and taking holy dip on the occasion of Chhath Puja.According to police, Neetu, wife of Dileep,
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Chhath Puja concludes with morning 'arghya'
India | Oct 30, 2014, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lakhs of devotees today offered the morning ‘arghya' to the rising Sun at various ghats in several cities including Patna, Ranchi, Delhi and Mumbai.The four-day long festival of Chhath that commenced with 'nahai-khai'
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Amit Shah urges people to join Clean India Clean Ganga mission
National | Oct 29, 2014, 08:53 PM ISTAhmedabad: Reaching out to the people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, BJP National President Amit Shah urged them to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan' and ‘Clean Ganga Mission'. “Our Prime Minister has taken
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PM Narendra Modi greets people on Chhath Puja
India | Oct 29, 2014, 10:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narenra Modi today morning greeted the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of the Chhath Puja.“My greetings on the auspicious occasion of Chhath Puja. May the blessings of the Sun God brighten
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Chhath puja special: Unknown and interesting facts about festival
Lifestyle | Nov 17, 2015, 11:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Chhath is the festival celebrated each year by the people in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with much fanfare.This is very antique festival of the Hindu religion, which is dedicated to the God
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300 special trains for Chhath festival
India | Oct 21, 2014, 08:10 AM ISTPatna: Indian Railways said it will run 300 special trains from different parts of the country to Bihar for devotees who want to attend the 'Chhath festival' later this month."We will run 300 special trains
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HC refuses permission to body for Chhath Puja at Juhu beach
India | Nov 05, 2013, 04:28 PM ISTMumbai: Observing that conditions had been violated earlier, the Bombay High Court today refused to grant permission to a cultural organisation to hold “Chhath Puja” celebrations at Juhu beach on November 8.“We would not like
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Patna stampede not due to bamboo bridge collapse, says Nitish, death toll 18
India | Nov 20, 2012, 08:52 AM ISTPatna, Nov 20: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday night refuted reports that a bamboo bridge collapse caused the death of 18 people during Chhath festival celebrations here."This incident took place not because of the
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The origin and significance of Chhath Puja
India | Nov 08, 2013, 06:31 AM ISTChhath Puja is a festival celebrated in reverence to the Sun God. The festival commences with the end of Deepavali. It entails preparations for the purification of the soul. It can be performed by anyone
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Lakhs Of Devotees Observe Chhath Puja In Bihar, Mumbai, Other Metros
India | Nov 12, 2010, 06:12 PM ISTPatna, Nov 12 : Lakhs of devotees today thronged rivers, water reservoirs, canals and ponds across Bihar to celebrate Chhath Puja.Standing in knee-deep water, devotees paid oblations to the setting sun. They also observed fast