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English: Chhath in Janakpur.Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival celebrated in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh and many places of Nepal.The Chhath Puja is dedicated to the Sun in order to thank them for bestowing the bounties of life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes.This festival is observed by Nepalese and Indian people, along with their diaspora. While it is a Hindu festival, some Muslims also celebrate Chhath.
The rituals of the festival are rigorous and are observed over a period of four days. They include holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prasad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun. The main worshipers, called Parvaitin (from Sanskrit parv, meaning 'occasion' or 'festival'), are usually women. However, a large number of men also observe this festival as Chhath is not a gender-specific festival. Some devotees also perform a prostration march as they head for the river banks |
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