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  Holiday on 'Chhath' in UP today, public offs touch 40 mark

  India | November 17, 2015 9:50 IST

  Holiday 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 | November 19, 2012 23:12 IST

  Patna, 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 | November 02, 2011 12:06 IST

  Patna, 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 | October 31, 2011 12:27 IST

  Patna, 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