Crowds in Birgunj for Chhath Festival
Summary
The Chhath festival is being joyfully celebrated in Birgunj with large crowds gathering to buy essential items for the rituals, including fresh fruits, vegetables, and traditional bamboo items.
Key Points
- The Chhath festival follows the Tihar festival and is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the Terai region.
- A large crowd has gathered in Birgunj's clock tower market to purchase ritual materials before Kharna, observed on the festival's second day.
- Chhath rituals include fasting without food or water and offering prayers to the rising sun on the fourth day.
- Essential items for the festival include fresh fruits, vegetables, coconuts, sugarcane, bamboo baskets, and traditional sweets like Thekuwa.
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