Tag: Chhath Puja

In the festive spirit

The season of Autumn and the months of October -November, brings to us another much celebrated festival in North India, the Chhath Puja. It is the festival of the sixth day of the Bengali month Kartik (October-November) when Hindus worship the Sun god or the God of light. There are also many mythological stories revolving...

October 26, 2017

Delhi declares Chhath as public holiday

All three municipal corporations in Delhi have decided to keep offices and schools closed on Thursday on the occasion of Chhath festival. Lt Governor Anil Baijal also approved Delhi government’s proposal to declare 26 October a public holiday. Issuing a press statement on Wednesday, a civic body official said in pursuance of the notification of the government...

October 26, 2017

Chhath Puja 2017: Celebrate the Sun God

Chhath Puja, the historic Hindu festival dedicated to the god of energy, is also known as Dala Chhath or Surya Shashti.

October 25, 2017

BJP assails govt for poor Chhath Puja arrangements

The BJP lashed out at Delhi government for not making “appropriate arrangements” for those observing Chhath Puja along banks of Yamuna river in the national capital, Leader of Opposition in Delhi assembly Vijender Gupta accused the Arvind Kejriwal government of cheating Poorvanchalis (population from Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh) after it failed to make...

October 21, 2017