By Divendra Singh
सूरज को अर्घ्य के साथ छठी मैया की विदाई हो गई, लेकिन इन चार दिनों तक चलने वाले आस्था के महापर्व में लोगों ने बढ़-चढ़ कर हिस्सा लिया।
सूरज को अर्घ्य के साथ छठी मैया की विदाई हो गई, लेकिन इन चार दिनों तक चलने वाले आस्था के महापर्व में लोगों ने बढ़-चढ़ कर हिस्सा लिया।
By दिति बाजपेई
The devout in Bihar and Jharkhand celebrate Chhath Puja with fasting as well as feasting. Experience the fervour of the people through the images of the festivities seen through the lens of Eklavya Prasad’s camera.
The devout in Bihar and Jharkhand celebrate Chhath Puja with fasting as well as feasting. Experience the fervour of the people through the images of the festivities seen through the lens of Eklavya Prasad’s camera.
By दिति बाजपेई
Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.
Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.
By Sanjit Bharti
Aalta Patra is offered to the Sun God during Chhath Puja. There are communities in Bihar that have been traditionally making these flat and papad-like offerings.
Aalta Patra is offered to the Sun God during Chhath Puja. There are communities in Bihar that have been traditionally making these flat and papad-like offerings.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Matar Tihar is celebrated two days after Diwali and is mostly observed by the pastoral community in Chhattisgarh. As a mark of respect, the freshly harvested grain is first offered to the cows after which it is used for preparing local cuisines.
Matar Tihar is celebrated two days after Diwali and is mostly observed by the pastoral community in Chhattisgarh. As a mark of respect, the freshly harvested grain is first offered to the cows after which it is used for preparing local cuisines.
By Madhu Sudan Chatterjee
In the Jangalmahal area of West Bengal, drums, songs and festivities carry on for two weeks as villagers send up prayers of gratitude for a bountiful harvest and the well-being of their cattle.
In the Jangalmahal area of West Bengal, drums, songs and festivities carry on for two weeks as villagers send up prayers of gratitude for a bountiful harvest and the well-being of their cattle.