Chhath
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This festival is dedicated to the Sun god. It is one of the most important festivals of the Maithali speaking people of eastern Terai. This festival is celebrated enthusiastically in Janakpur and other towns in eastern and central Terai - flat plains- where women gather by the ponds and rivers to greet the Sun’s first rays with prayers, offerings and ritual baths. In Kathmandu, this festival is celebrated by people, especially from the south.
Date: November 4, 2008
Venue: Ponds and river banks in the south eastern part of the country; Bagmati River bank in Thapathali and Rani Pokhari in Ratnapark in Kathmandu
Ghadirwa Pokhari in Birgunj on the eve of Chhath Photo Courtesy: Shanker Acharya - ekantipur.com
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