Devotees start Chhath puja with 'nahaye-khaye'

Lucknow | Sunday | 11th November, 2018

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LUCKNOW: The four-day Chhath puja starts four days after Diwali . This year, the first day of the celebrations will begin on Sunday with the 'nahaye-khaye' ritual when devotees will take a dip in the Gomti river . "Around 10 lakh devotees are expected to perform puja at Lakshman ghat. "About 15 ghats in the city will perform Chhath rituals starting from Sunday," said LMC commissioner Indramani Tripathi. On Tuesday, main offering, 'arghya', will be given to the Sun god on the river banks," said Aarti Jha, a devotee of the puja..