On the last day of Chhath Puja today, people across the country offered their morning prayers to the rising sun. While many chose to stay back home to offer the 'doosra arghya' to the rising sun from temporary water bodies, made specifically for the festival inside their campuses, a large number of people across Jharkhand`s Ranchi, Bihar's Patna and Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, Varanasi and Gorakhpur stuck to the traditional practice of offering prayers at river ghats.
This year, Chhath Puja began from November 18 and will last till 21st of this month. The day is dedicated to Sun God (Surya Dev), where devotees offer prayers to the supreme lord, his consort Usha and Pratusha (Chhathi Maiya) respectively.
The auspicious occasion of Chhath Puja 2020 is being celebrated across the nation with full fervour. The festival is majorly celebrated in North India.
The main day of the festival includes Chhath Pujan and Sandhya Arghya on Shashthi.
Chhath Puja is believed to be the only Vedic Festival dedicated to Surya (the Sun God).
The sunrise and sunset timings hold great significance during this four-day-long festival.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar offered prayers on the last day of Chhath Puja today. (Image courtesy: ANI)
Chhath Puja 2020 at Bihar's Muzzafurpur. (Photo: Zee Media)