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Photo gallery: Chhath Puja celebrations begin across India

Zee Media Bureau|

Updated:Nov 12, 2018, 08:03 AM IST

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Women are busy shopping ahead of Chhath Puja in Kolkata.

People busy shopping ahead of Chhath Puja in Kolkata, on Nov 11, 2018. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)

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A woman performs Aarti during Chhath Puja festival.

A woman performs rituals on the banks of Ganga river on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Patna on Nov 11, 2018. (Photo: IANS)

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Women perform rituals during Chhath Puja celebrations in Patna.

A woman applies 'sindoor' or vermillion on the forehead of another woman during Chhath Puja celebrations on the banks of Ganga river in Patna on Nov 11, 2018. (Photo: IANS)

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Chhath Puja rituals begin on the banks of the river Ganga in Patna.

Women perform rituals on the banks of Ganga river on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Patna on Nov 11, 2018. (Photo: IANS)

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Chhath Puja celebrations begin in Patna.

Devotees carry holy Ganga water for preparations of 'prasad' during the Chhath Puja festival, in Patna, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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Devotees take a holy dip in the Ganga river in Patna.

Devotees take a holy dip in the Ganga river during ‘Nahay Khay’ Puja of the Chhath Puja festival, in Patna, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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Devotees performing ‘Nahay Khay’ Puja in Patna.

Devotees offer prayers after taking a holy dip in the Ganga river during ‘Nahay Khay’ Puja of the Chhath Puja festival, in Patna, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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People selling sugar canes for Chhath Puja celebrations in Prayagraj.

Labourers unload bunches of sugarcanes from a truck for selling during Chhath Puja festival at Mundera Mandi, in Prayagraj, Sunday, November 11, 2018. (PTI Photo)