Discover how the Bihar diaspora in Australia and Canada continues to celebrate Chhath Puja despite being far away from their homeland. Learn about their traditions, challenges, and the support they receive from their communities.
Devotees ended their 36-hour long fast, that they have been following since Friday night to celebrate Chhath puja, on Monday morning. They offered Arghya to Sun god in Prayagraj. The festival was celebrated with folk songs, prayers, and exchange of prasad.
Bokaro: River banks and local water bodies in Bokaro saw a massive gathering of men, women and children as Chhath revellers gathered to offer prayers .
Indian-origin communities in New Jersey and New York gathered at US waterfronts for the Chhath festival, celebrating with traditional rituals and offerings dedicated to the sun. Papaianni Park in Edison, New Jersey, saw adorned spaces where women in Indian attire performed rituals. Devotees fasted, worshipped the setting and rising sun, and on Monday morning, offered prayers to break the fast.
Two members of a family were shot dead, and four others injured, after they were returning from a Chhath Puja ceremony in Bihar's Lakhisarai district Monday morning.
US News: Chhath is not only celebrated in India but also in the US. On Sunday morning, several members of the Indian community flocked to waterfronts in the US
In Chhath, the women of the house manifest the ritualised body of a mythological figure, Chhati Maiya. There is no separation on caste, religious or gender lines