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October 26, 2009
Chhath Festival, worshipping the sun
The Chhath Festival in India is a festival dedicated to the worship of the sun god. Festival devotees undergo a fast and offer water, milk and fruits to the Sun God at dawn and dusk. (19 images)

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Indian Hindu devotees offers prayers to the sun during The Chhath Festival on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on Oct. 24.The Chhath festival is also known as Surya Pooja(worshipping of the sun) is observed in the eastern part of India,where homage is paid to the sun and water Gods eight days after Diwali,the festival of lights. Chhath festival devotees undergo a fast and offer water,milk and fruits to the Sun God at dawn and dusk. AFP / Getty Images / Noah Seelam


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Indian Hindu devoteeS offers prayers to the sun during The Chhath on the banks of the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on Oct. 24.AFP / Getty Images / Noah Seelam



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A Nepalese Hindu devotee holds a basket of fruits as she offers prayers in the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival, which honours the Sun God, in Kathmandu on Oct. 24. People pay obeisance to both the rising and setting sun during the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek blessings from the forces of nature, mainly the sun and river. AFP / Getty Images / Prakash Mathema



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Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers during The Chhath Festival as they stand in the River Mahananda in Siliguri on Oct. 24. AFP / Getty Images / Diptendu Dutta



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An Indian Hindu devotee smiles as she applies sindoor (vermillon) to anothers head as they offer prayers during The Chhath Festival in The River Mahananda in Siliguri on Oct. 24. AFP / Getty Images / Diptendu Dutta



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A Hindu woman sprinkles water on herself as she offers prayers to the setting sun during the Hindu festival of Chhath, in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Oct. 24. The Hindu festival of Chhath is dedicated to the worship of the Sun God. AP / Rafiq Maqbool



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A Hindu woman offers prayers to the setting sun during the festival of Chhath walks in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Rafiq Maqbool



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Hindu devotees move lying prostrate, as part of a ritual, towards the Arabian Sea, during the Chhath festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Rafiq Maqbool



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Hindu devotees lie down and move, as part of a ritual, towards the banks of the River Ganges during Chhath festival in Calcutta, India, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Bikas Das



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Hindu devotees perform rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during Chhath festival in Calcutta, India, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Bikas Das



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Hindu women offer prayers during a ceremony to observe Chhath Hindu festival on the banks of the River Yamuna in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Dar Yasin



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Hindu women perform rituals during the festival of Chhath, in the river Yamuna in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 25. AP



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Hindu women hold traditional earthen pots during a procession for the Chhath Hindu festival in the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 23. AP / Dar Yasin



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Hindu devotees perform rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River during Chhath festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Binod Joshi



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Hindu devotees perform rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River during Chhath festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Binod Joshi



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An Indian Hindu devotee offers prayers to the sun during The Chhath Festival while standing in a water body in Bangalore on Oct. 24. AFP / Getty Images / Dibyangshu Sarkar



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A Hindu woman puts vermilion on the forehead of another as they stand in the Ganges River during the festival of Chhath in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 25. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh



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Hindu devotees offer prayers to the sun, during the Chhath Festival at Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 24. AP / Mahesh Kumar A



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Hindu women perform rituals during the festival of Chhath, on the banks of river Ganges, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 25. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh



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