The Bihar Jharkhand Association of Ireland (BJAI) celebrated Chhath Puja festival with devotees coming together to offer 'arghya' to rising Sun at Naas, County Kildare in Ireland.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, while participating in the Chhath Mahaparva Puja festival in Ahmedabad on Thursday, said that the traditional festivals of various states realize Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of "Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat".
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his daughter and RJD MP Misa Bharti on Tuesday visited the Ular Sun Temple in Paliganj on the occasion of the Chhath Puja festival.
Indian Railways will be operating serval special trains following Chhath Puja festival from stations like Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jammu Tawi, Amritsar and Ludhiana, said Ferozepur DCM Payal on Monday.
Two special trains departed from Asansol railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Sunday, carrying thousands of people traveling to Patna and Gorakhpur for the Chhath Puja festival.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday for engaging in "cheap politics," alleging that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is obstructing Purvanchalis from celebrating Chhath Puja by keeping the gates closed.
Ahead of the Diwali season, the Delhi Police conducted a mock drill in the Khan Market area after receiving information about an unattended bag that had been lying around in the vicinity.
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.
In view of the increased rush of passengers during the Diwali and Chhat Puja festivals, Central Railway on Saturday announced to run two more unreserved special trains between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday attended a carnival, also known as Meyer Gomon (the departure of Goddess Durga), organized in Agartala to mark the conclusion of the Durga Puja festival.
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 the Durga Puja festival is being celebrated, Kamrupia and Kaihati Dhulia that are beautiful ethnic folk dramas, have now become an integral part of Durga Puja celebrations, especially in the lower Assam part.