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Updated: 05 November 2024 17:47 IST

New Delhi (India), Nov 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the people of Nahay-Khay on the Chhath festival on Tuesday.
“My best wishes to all countrymen on the holy occasion of Nahay-Khay today in the festival of Chhath. My special greetings to all the people who are fasting. I wish that with the blessings of Chhathi Maiya, your rituals will be successfully completed,” Modi said in a post on X.
The four-day Chhath Puja began on Tuesday with Nahay-Khay.

Chhath Puja is celebrated in different parts of the country and is a major festival in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Devotees from these states and the national capital performed puja rituals on Tuesday morning at the Yamuna and Ganga ghats.
Nahay-Khay, which falls on Chaturthi Tithi of Kartik Shukla Paksha, is about cleaning and preparing for the festival. It is followed by Kharna on Panchami Tithi on day 2, Chhath Puja on Sashti and the festival ends with Usha Arghya on Saptami Tithi.
The festivities will end on November 8.
Chhath Puja involves strict rituals and fasting to express gratitude to the Sun God for sustaining life on Earth. (YEAR)