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The word Chhath refers to the process of consciously obtaining the solar energy through 6 stages involving the methods similar to Hath Yog.
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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The word Chhath refers to the process of consciously obtaining the solar energy through 6 stages involving the methods similar to Hath Yog.
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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Ojha alleged that Thackeray on January 31, 2008 had made "uncharitable, insulting and hate speeches against Biharis" and had also insulted the 'Chhath' festival.
The Times of India 2009
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Aftab Alam Siddiqui/Associated Press Left, devotees crowded on the banks of the Ganges for Chhath Puja prayer rituals in the eastern Indian city of Patna, Bihar, Tuesday.
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Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters A Hindu devotee stepped over a child in a ritual to seek blessings from the Sun god during Chhath Puja in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata.
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Mukesh Gupta/Reuters Left, a devotee held an earthen oil lamp with her henna-decorated hands during Chhath Puja in Jammu.
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Chhath Puja, a Hindu festival when the sun god is thanked by devotees for sustaining life on earth, was celebrated on Tuesday.
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Ajay Verma/Reuters Chhath Puja is observed six days after Diwali, the festival of lights.
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Left, Hindu devotees performed rituals at sunset during Chhath Puja in New Delhi, Tuesday.
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The three main linguistic regions of Bihar: the Maithili, the Magadhi, and the Bhojpuri, and all the various dialects associated with these, have different folk songs; but have an underlying unity in their dedicated to Chhath.
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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