People from Purvanchal, where the event has its origins, celebrate Chhath, a four-day celebration, all throughout India.
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Devotees visit the riverside before dawn on the fourth day of Chhath Puja, known as "Bhorka Aragh," to present an "arghya" to the rising sun.
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Women participate in this celebration in large numbers, but men also take part by standing in the water with their wives to supply the sun with water as it rises.
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Vratees are people who participate in complex ceremonies and stand in waist-deep water at ghats beside rivers for 36 hours without drinking a drop of water.
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Fruits and Thekua, Khajuria, Tikri, and Kasar are presented in little bamboo baskets. The preservation of food purity is prioritised.
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Following two years of limitations brought on by COVID, Chhath Puja was met with great enthusiasm among the faithful, who flocked to several water bodies around the state to worship the rising sun.
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Around 4 am, people begin to arrive at the ghats. As they wait for sunrise, they burn diyas.
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Chhath is one of the few religious celebrations that does not require priestcraft and is well-liked by both men and women.