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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheetala Saptami Festival - India

Indian Hindu women devotee performs rituals on the occasion of the Sheetala Saptami festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on March 21, 2025. The folk deity Sheetala Mata is worshipped on the seventh day of the Hindu month Chaitra, where women of the community pray for the well being of their family. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Bangladesh

Devotees come to doing immersion of the Goddess DURGA deity in the Surma River of Bangaldesh. The Durga Puja festival ends on the tenth day (Vijaya Dashami), when devotees embark on a procession carrying the worshipped clay sculpture-idols to a river, or other water body, and immerse them, symbolic of her return to the divine cosmos and her marital home with Shiva in Kailash. On 24 October 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Bangladesh

Devotees come to doing immersion of the Goddess DURGA deity in the Surma River of Bangaldesh. The Durga Puja festival ends on the tenth day (Vijaya Dashami), when devotees embark on a procession carrying the worshipped clay sculpture-idols to a river, or other water body, and immerse them, symbolic of her return to the divine cosmos and her marital home with Shiva in Kailash. On 24 October 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Bangladesh

Devotees are doing immersion of the Goddess DURGA deity in the Surma River of Bangaldesh. The Durga Puja festival ends on the tenth day (Vijaya Dashami), when devotees embark on a procession carrying the worshipped clay sculpture-idols to a river, or other water body, and immerse them, symbolic of her return to the divine cosmos and her marital home with Shiva in Kailash. On 24 October 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Bangladesh

Devotees are doing immersion of the Goddess DURGA deity in the Surma River of Bangaldesh. The Durga Puja festival ends on the tenth day (Vijaya Dashami), when devotees embark on a procession carrying the worshipped clay sculpture-idols to a river, or other water body, and immerse them, symbolic of her return to the divine cosmos and her marital home with Shiva in Kailash. On 24 October 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Bangladesh

Devotees are doing immersion of the Goddess DURGA deity in the Surma River of Bangaldesh. The Durga Puja festival ends on the tenth day (Vijaya Dashami), when devotees embark on a procession carrying the worshipped clay sculpture-idols to a river, or other water body, and immerse them, symbolic of her return to the divine cosmos and her marital home with Shiva in Kailash. On 24 October 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kin of Battle of Okinawa victims sue Yasukuni over enshrinement

NAHA, Japan - Kozen Kawabata (2nd from L), the head of a group of plaintiffs who have launched a lawsuit against Yasukuni Shrine, speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 19. The five families of 10 civilians and soldiers who died in the Battle of Okinawa and at other places during World War II have filed a lawsuit against Yasukuni Shrine seeking to delist their relatives from those worshipped at the shrine.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

A fasting Nepali Hindu woman immerse herself in water praying to the rising sun as a fire cracker lights on the edge of the Bagmati at wee hours on the final day of Chhath festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

A Nepali Hindu devotee carries offerings on his head after completing the rituals on edge of the Bagmati river waiting for the sunrise to make final offering to the rising Sun considered as god in Hindu Mythology in Lalitpur District of Nepal on the final day of Chhath Festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

A fasting Nepali Hindu woman immerse herself in water praying to the rising sun as a fire cracker lights on the edge of the Bagmati at wee hours on the final day of Chhath festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

Fasting Nepali Hindu women stand in line and pray to rising Sun as they perform rituals on edge of the Bagmati river waiting for the sunrise to make final offering to the rising Sun considered as god in Hindu Mythology in Lalitpur District of Nepal on the final day of Chhath Festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

Fasting Nepali Hindu women stand in line and pray to rising Sun as they perform rituals on edge of the Bagmati river waiting for the sunrise to make final offering to the rising Sun considered as god in Hindu Mythology in Lalitpur District of Nepal on the final day of Chhath Festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

Fasting Nepali Hindu women stand in line and pray to rising Sun as they perform rituals on edge of the Bagmati river waiting for the sunrise to make final offering to the rising Sun considered as god in Hindu Mythology in Lalitpur District of Nepal on the final day of Chhath Festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

Fasting Nepali Hindu women stand in line and pray to rising Sun as they perform rituals on edge of the Bagmati river waiting for the sunrise to make final offering to the rising Sun considered as god in Hindu Mythology in Lalitpur District of Nepal on the final day of Chhath Festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

A fasting Nepali Hindu woman immerse herself in water praying to the rising sun as a fire cracker lights on the edge of the Bagmati at wee hours on the final day of Chhath festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Hindu festival Chhath concludes in Nepal

Fasting Nepali Hindu women stand in line and pray to rising Sun as they perform rituals on edge of the Bagmati river waiting for the sunrise to make final offering to the rising Sun considered as god in Hindu Mythology in Lalitpur District of Nepal on the final day of Chhath Festival. Nepali Hindu womens fast for 3 complete days and break the fasting on the fourth day of the Chhath festival where the rising and setting sun is worshipped and offered various offerings. This festival also is celebrated in the neighboring India.

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Chhath Festival in Nepal

Nepali Hindu Devotees offer sacred water and various offerings and delicacies to setting Sun at a local pond in Kathmandu on 3rd day of Chhath Festival-dedicated to Lord Sun. The four days long festival dedicated to Sun is observed especially by Nepali Hindu women who fast for 3 days and worship Sun along with goddess Chhath Maiya. Chhath is marked with the worship for goodness of family members, their happiness and prosperity. Chhati Mata is worshipped during the festival, along with the lord Sun.

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Chhath Festival in Nepal

Nepali Hindu Devotees offer sacred water and various offerings and delicacies to setting Sun at a local pond in Kathmandu on 3rd day of Chhath Festival-dedicated to Lord Sun. The four days long festival dedicated to Sun is observed especially by Nepali Hindu women who fast for 3 days and worship Sun along with goddess Chhath Maiya. Chhath is marked with the worship for goodness of family members, their happiness and prosperity. Chhati Mata is worshipped during the festival, along with the lord Sun.

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Chhath Festival in Nepal

Nepali Hindu Devotees offer sacred water and various offerings and delicacies to setting Sun at a local pond in Kathmandu on 3rd day of Chhath Festival-dedicated to Lord Sun. The four days long festival dedicated to Sun is observed especially by Nepali Hindu women who fast for 3 days and worship Sun along with goddess Chhath Maiya. Chhath is marked with the worship for goodness of family members, their happiness and prosperity. Chhati Mata is worshipped during the festival, along with the lord Sun.

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Chhath Festival in Nepal

Nepali Hindu Devotees offer sacred water and various offerings and delicacies to setting Sun at a local pond in Kathmandu on 3rd day of Chhath Festival-dedicated to Lord Sun. The four days long festival dedicated to Sun is observed especially by Nepali Hindu women who fast for 3 days and worship Sun along with goddess Chhath Maiya. Chhath is marked with the worship for goodness of family members, their happiness and prosperity. Chhati Mata is worshipped during the festival, along with the lord Sun.

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Chhath Festival in Nepal

Nepali Hindu Devotees offer sacred water and various offerings and delicacies to setting Sun at a local pond in Kathmandu on 3rd day of Chhath Festival-dedicated to Lord Sun. The four days long festival dedicated to Sun is observed especially by Nepali Hindu women who fast for 3 days and worship Sun along with goddess Chhath Maiya. Chhath is marked with the worship for goodness of family members, their happiness and prosperity. Chhati Mata is worshipped during the festival, along with the lord Sun.

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Chhath Festival in Nepal

Light illuminates a local pond in Kathmandu as Nepali Hindu Devotees offer sacred water and various offerings and delicacies to setting Sun in Kathmandu on 3rd day of Chhath Festival-dedicated to Lord Sun. The four days long festival dedicated to Sun is observed especially by Nepali Hindu women who fast for 3 days and worship Sun along with goddess Chhath Maiya. Chhath is marked with the worship for goodness of family members, their happiness and prosperity. Chhati Mata is worshipped during the festival, along with the lord Sun.

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Chhath Festival in Nepal

Nepali Hindu Devotees offer sacred water and various offerings and delicacies to setting Sun at a local pond in Kathmandu on 3rd day of Chhath Festival-dedicated to Lord Sun. The four days long festival dedicated to Sun is observed especially by Nepali Hindu women who fast for 3 days and worship Sun along with goddess Chhath Maiya. Chhath is marked with the worship for goodness of family members, their happiness and prosperity. Chhati Mata is worshipped during the festival, along with the lord Sun.