Devotees awaits for the sunset to offering ritual prayer towards sun god at Kamal Pokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, October 26, 2017. Chhath Puja Festival, the worship of Sun God, is common in Nepal's Terai region and is celebrated in Kathmandu as well by Terai communities and in India. The worship has to be based on a pond, river or any water sources, as per the religious tradition.

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