In preparation for the upcoming Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals, Indian Railways will run 7,000 special trains, including clone trains catering to lakhs of passengers.
Central Railways will run 24 additional festival special trains between Panvel and Nanded to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals, an official press release stated.
As Chhath Puja celebrations are in full swing in different parts of the country and devotees offering 'Araghya' to the rising Sun drone visuals from Delhi's Kalindi Kunj showed a sea of people participating in the festival dedicated to lord Surya.
Devotees offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun as toxic foam floated on the surface of the polluted Yamuna river during Chhath Puja celebrations at Kalindi Kunj, in the national capital, on Monday morning.
Ahead of the last day of the 4-day Chhath Puja festival, devotees gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Digha Ganga Ghat in Patna on Monday morning to worship the rising sun.
Revenue Minister Atishi said, "Chhath Puja festival is associated with the faith of lakhs of people, and the Kejriwal government is determined to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the devotees while worshipping. All the concerned officials have been directed to ensure that."
The ITO ghat near the river Yamuna is all decked up for the devotees to offer prayers on Arghya to the setting sun on the third day of Chhath Puja 2022.
On the second day of Chhath Puja 2022, 'Parvaitin' (who observes fast) on this day, cooks roti and rice kheer and serves it as a bhog to the 'Chandradevta' (Moon God).
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): As a thick layer of toxic foam continues to float on the surface of the Yamuna river in the national capital on Tuesday on the second day of the Chhath puja festival.
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], November 19 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday extended his greetings on the occasion of Chhath Puja to fellow citizens.