Chhath Puja Celebrated In Odisha Amid Strict Adherence To Covid-19 Protocols

The Chhath festival began on November 8 with the 'Nahai Khai' ritual and concluded today on November 11 with devotees performing 'Usha Arghya'.

Residents in Rourkela install makeshift plastic pools filled with water at their terraces to serves as temporary contraptions to offer arghas to the Sun God

People of Hindi speaking community celebrated the ‘Chhath’ festival in Odisha by offering a second ‘argha’ to the rising sun on Thursday morning. 

Chhath is generally celebrated in Bihar and Purvanchal (east) Uttar Pradesh where people pray to the Sun God. However, the people of Bihar or Purvanchal regions residing across the State celebrated the three-day festival amid strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols imposed by the State Government.