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Holy water for chhath  prasad

Devotees carry water from the Ganga on Nahay Khay - the first day of Chhath Puja - at Gai Ghat in Patna on Friday. Festive spirit gripped the city as thousands reached the ghats to take away water to prepare prasad. Devotees started gathering at the ghats from early morning (around 4am). Many of them came from far-flung areas to observe rituals on the banks of the holy river. Parvati Devi (50), a devotee from Masaurhi, who came with her family to observe the four-day rituals of Chhath at Kali Ghat, said: "Observing Chhath rituals on the riverbank has its own importance. So, our whole family has come. We 

TT Bureau Published 05.11.16, 12:00 AM
Devotees carry water from the Ganga on Nahay Khay - the first day of Chhath Puja - at Gai Ghat in Patna on Friday. Festive spirit gripped the city as thousands reached the ghats to take away water to prepare prasad. Devotees started gathering at the ghats from early morning (around 4am). Many of them came from far-flung areas to observe rituals on the banks of the holy river. Parvati Devi (50), a devotee from Masaurhi, who came with her family to observe the four-day rituals of Chhath at Kali Ghat, said: "Observing Chhath rituals on the riverbank has its own importance. So, our whole family has come. We are cooking prasad on earthen stoves. We use gangajal to make the prasad. As per the belief, using gangajal increases the piety of the prasad which includes rice, chana dal and kaddu sabzi."Workers engaged by the district administration were also found completing preparations at the ghats. Many committees distributed puja material among devotees.
Text by Shuchismita Chakraborty, picture by Ranjeet Kumar Dey
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