Preparations on for Chhath celebration at Gaurighat and Kamalpokhari; Volunteers engages in cleaning rivers and ponds

Kathmandu / Nov 05: With Chhath festival approaching on November 7, people are busy cleaning and preparing the premises at Gaurighat and Kamalpokhari for the celebrations.

The Chhath Puja, marked as the birth anniversary of Surya, the Sun god, draws thousands of devotees who worship the Sun and take ritual baths in nearby rivers and ponds.

Chhath is a four-day-long festival starting formally on the fourth day of the new moon until the sunrise on the seventh day. The festival is dedicated to the sun God with offerings made to the rising and setting sun.

Volunteers engages in cleaning rivers and ponds for Chhath festival

A group of volunteers have engaged in cleaning and decorating rivers and ponds in the Kathmandu valley for Chhath festival.

Preparations are underway for the construction of Chhath ghat sites in rivers and ponds at various locations in Kathmandu.

Volunteers are currently engaging in constructing Chhath ghats at several ponds and rivers. They have been engaged in activities such as cleaning, electricity connection, tenting, and other preparations at the worship sites.

The Chhath festival, observed from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Saptami, involves the worship of the Hindu Sun God. The main day of the Chhath festival features the worship of the setting sun in the evening, concluding with the worship of the rising sun the following morning.