Chhath
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Holiday on 'Chhath' in UP today, public offs touch 40 mark
India | Nov 17, 2015, 09:50 AM ISTHoliday on 'Chhath' in UP today; public offs touch 40 markLucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has declared public holiday today on the occasion of 'Chhath', a festival popular in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, taking
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Chhath stoves are Muslim women's handiwork
India | Nov 19, 2012, 11:12 PM ISTPatna, Nov 19: Shahina Bano, Nurjahan Khatoon, Rukhsana and Tarannum Khatoon have one thing in common: they have been busy making the special 'mitti ka chulha' or earthen stoves used to cook the offering for
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Chhath Celebrated With Traditional Fervour In Bihar
India | Nov 02, 2011, 12:06 PM ISTPatna, Nov 2: ‘Chhath' was celebrated across Bihar today with lakhs of devotees thronging banks of several rivers and ponds besides rooftops to offer prayers and offerings to the rising Sun for the welfare of
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Chhath Festival Begins In Bihar
India | Oct 31, 2011, 12:27 PM ISTPatna, Oct 30: Lakhs of devotees offered prayers after taking holy dip in various rivers across Bihar as the four-day Chhath festival began today.Chhath, celebrated five days after Diwali, is dedicated to the Sun God