A woman with vermilion in her face during the celebration. The Chhath festival is celebrated to worship Sun God where devotees pay homage to the sun and his sister 'Chhathi Maiya'. The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Sun god for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes.

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