On Chhath puja, devotees across the country offer prayer to sun god

On 26th October 2017, devotees from across the country celebrated the sun god festival, Chhath Puja with great pomp and show.

Devotees perform rituals during sunset at the Tawi river on the occasion of Chhath festival in Jammu on Thursday. (Photo | PTI) 

Nepalese women hold coconuts and offer prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati River during the Chhath Puja festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)

RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi performing rituals during Chhath puja celebrations in Patna on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)

A devotee prays the Sun God on the oaccasion of Chhath festival in Patna on Wednesday. (Photo | PTI)

The Bihar Association Chennai organised a unqiue way of celebrating Chhath puja by hiring a swimming pool in Surapet. More than 500 people participated in the celebrations and offered prayers on Thursday. (EPS | Martin Louis)

Japanese woman Mika Hirakiwa R married to Siddharth Prasad an Indian performing Chhath Puja rituals to celebrate the festival in Bodhgaya, Bihar on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with family members performing rituals at his residence on the occasion of the Chhath Puja festival in Patna on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)

Transgender dancers performing with the devotees in Kolkata on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)

Devotees offering prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja at the bank of Narmada River in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)

Devotees move towards river Ganga lying prostrate to perform Chhath Puja rituals in Kolkata on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)

Foreign tourists offering fruits and vegetables to a devotee as they participate in Chhath Puja celebrations in Bodhgaya, Bihar on Thursday.

A devotee perform rituals during sunset at the Tawi river on the occasion of Chhath festival in Jammu on Thursday. (Photo | PTI)