Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival historically native in India. The Chhath Puja is dedicated to the Sun and Shashthi devi (Chhathi Maiya) in order to thank them for bestowing the bounties of life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes. Agartala, Tripura, India.

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