Several states have declared school holidays on the occasion of the Chhath festival, which will be celebrated next week.

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The four-day Chhath festival came to a vibrant close in the city on Friday, with thousands of devotees from Bihar and other northeastern states participating in the final ...

Chhath celebrations took place in Sydney's Angle Park in Chipping Norton and at the Australian Nepali Multicultural Centre (ANMC) in Melbourne on Thursday, 7 November. Members of the Nepali ...

Chhath Puja is an Indian festival devoted to the Sun God. People gather on the banks of the Rivers to take a bath in its holy water, pray and make ritual offerings to the Sun God during the ...

Yamuna Chhath also known as ‘Yamuna Jayanti’ is a significant Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Yamuna. This festival is observed with great pomp and show in the city of Mathura and Vrindavan. The ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the salaried class and Bihar immigrants in Delhi, emphasizing budget provisions for ...

Image Source : PTI Devotees worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja festival, at the Yamuna Ghat in Noida. The Congress announced on Friday that it will build a dedicated Chhath ghat at the ...

The festival symbolises unity, devotion, and the wish for prosperity and well-being, as families come together in prayer and celebration. Chhath Puja takes place in the Hindu month of Kartik ...

Other holidays include November 2 for Bali Pratipada and November 7-8 for Chhath, celebrated in Bihar and Jharkhand, coinciding with Meghalaya's Wangala Festival. Diwali, one of the most ...