Cientos de devotos hindúes participan en el ritual del Chhath Puja, en Bombai (India).DIVYAKANT SOLANKI (EFE)A devotee looks at the camera as she offers prayers to the setting sun during the "Chhath" festival at Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)Indian Hindu devotees perform religious rituals as they offer prayers to the sun god on the banks of the Yamuna river during the Chhath Festival in Allahabad on October 26, 2017.
The Chhath Festival, also known as Surya Pooja, or worship of the sun, is observed in parts of India and Nepal and sees devotees pay homage to the sun and water gods. Devotees undergo a fast and offer water and milk to the sun god at dawn and dusk on the banks of rivers or small ponds and pray for the longivety and health of their spouse. / AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIASANJAY KANOJIA (AFP)Hindu devotees perform rituals in a pond during Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)Tsering Topgyal (AP)Hindu women pray to the Sun god as they stand in knee deep waters in River Ganges during the Chhath festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Oct.26, 2017. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth.( AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Rajesh Kumar Singh (AP)Devotees offer prayers to the setting sun during the "Chhath" festival at Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)A Nepali Hindu devotee takes part in a ritual worshipping the sun god during the Chhath Festival as she stands in the Bagmati River in Kathmandu on October 26, 2017.
The Chhath Festival, also known as Surya Pooja, or worship of the sun, is observed in parts of India and Nepal and sees devotees pay homage to the sun and water gods. Devotees undergo a fast and offer water and milk to the sun god at dawn and dusk on the banks of rivers or small ponds and pray for the longivety and health of their spouse. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMAPRAKASH MATHEMA (AFP)An Indian transgender person dances on the banks of River Yamuna during the Chhath festival in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Altaf Qadri (AP)Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals in the the river Brahmaputra during the Chhath Puja festival in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Anupam Nath (AP)PUM02 BOMBAI (INDIA), 26/10/2017.- Cientos de devotos hindúes participan en el ritual del Chhath Puja, en Bombai (India) hoy, 26 de octubre de 2017. Millones de personas de diversas partes del país se congregan en las orillas de ríos y lagos para hacer una ofrenda al dios solar. EFE/ DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
DIVYAKANT SOLANKI (EFE)Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals as they offer prayers to the Sun God in the River Sabarmati during Chhath Puja festival in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)Ajit Solanki (AP)A woman prays next to offerings used for worshipping to the Sun god during the religious festival of Chhath Puja, on the banks of the Ganges River in Kolkata, India October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriRUPAK DE CHOWDHURI (REUTERS)A Hindu devotee applies vermillion powder on the forehead of her husband as they perform rituals on the banks of the Yamuna River during Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Altaf Qadri (AP)Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in the waters of the Ganges River during the religious festival of Chhath Puja in Kolkata, India October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriRUPAK DE CHOWDHURI (REUTERS)PUM01 BOMBAI (INDIA), 26/10/2017.- Cientos de devotos hindúes participan en el ritual del Chhath Puja, en Bombai (India) hoy, 26 de octubre de 2017. Millones de personas de diversas partes del país se congregan en las orillas de ríos y lagos para hacer una ofrenda al dios solar. EFE/ DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
DIVYAKANT SOLANKI (EFE)A Hindu devotee prostrates and performs a ritual on her way to the River Yamuna during Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Altaf Qadri (AP)REFILE - ADDING DROPPED LETTER. The reflection of a woman is seen in the waters of the Sabarmati River as she worships the Sun god during the religious festival of Chhath Puja in Ahmedabad, India October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Amit DaveAMIT DAVE (REUTERS)EPA261. BANGALORE (INDIA), 26/10/2017.- Cientos de devotos hindúes participan en una ofrenda durante Chhat Puja en Bangalore (India) hoy, 26 de octubre de 2017. Millones de personas de diversas partes del país se congregan en las orillas de ríos y lagos para hacer una ofrenda al dios solar. EFE/ Jagadeesh NvJAGADEESH NV (EFE)Indian Hindu devotees perform religious rituals as they offer prayers to the sun god on the banks of the Yamuna river during the Chhath Festival in Allahabad on October 26, 2017.
The Chhath Festival, also known as Surya Pooja, or worship of the sun, is observed in parts of India and Nepal and sees devotees pay homage to the sun and water gods. Devotees undergo a fast and offer water and milk to the sun god at dawn and dusk on the banks of rivers or small ponds and pray for the longivety and health of their spouse. / AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIASANJAY KANOJIA (AFP)PUM05 BOMBAI (INDIA), 26/10/2017.- Cientos de devotos hindúes participan en el ritual del Chhath Puja, en Bombai (India) hoy, 26 de octubre de 2017. Millones de personas de diversas partes del país se congregan en las orillas de ríos y lagos para hacer una ofrenda al dios solar. EFE/ DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
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