Topic: Chhath Puja

Bombay High Court refused permission for Chhath Puja at Girgaon Chowpatty on November 15 and 16 and declined to order arrangements at an alternative site.

Preparations have begun for Chhath Mahaparv in Ramanujganj in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, with temple ghats inspected for facilities and cleanliness.

Preparations for Chhath Puja have begun in Chakjafari, where women observing the fast will offer arghya to the sun at the ancient Guradari Math.

The Bombay High Court refused immediate relief on a plea seeking permission to hold Chhath Puja at Girgaum Chowpatty on November 15 and 16.

An 11-kilometre-long Chhath ghat will be developed on the Munak canal in Delhi and inaugurated on November 12, with more than 1,400 ghats being prepared across the city.

Northern Railway has run additional unreserved special trains for passengers amid the Diwali and Chhath Puja rush, with no confirmed reserved ticket required.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has directed the DDA to provide free land and ponds for Chhath Puja ghats, with lighting and cleaning arrangements.

November 2026 will be special for school students, with holidays for Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja and Guru Nanak Jayanti.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari took a dip in the Yamuna at Sonia Vihar Ghat and urged people to perform Chhath Puja on the riverbank, drawing questions from AAP.

BJP State General Secretary and popular MLA of the South-West Assembly

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The grand festival of Chhath, a celebration of faith, began with