New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): To take care of the issue of froth formation on the floor of the Yamuna River close to Delhi, when Chhath Puja is across the nook, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officers are resorting to spraying the river water floor with chemical substances.
Ahead of the Chhath Puja, which is often celebrated on the river banks in northern India, the DJB officers sprayed chemical substances on the floor close to Kalindi Kunj, with the intention to take away the poisonous foam shaped by excessive degree of pollution within the water.
This yr’s auspicious event started on October 28 with the normal Nahay Khay ceremony, which was held on the primary day of the four-day competition. Nahay Khay signifies the start of the four-day Chhath competition. Six days after Diwali, the auspicious competition begins.
Taking a ritualistic tub in holy water is taken into account an important a part of the rituals centred round Chhath puja. During this festive season, devotees residing in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad head in the direction of the Yamuna river to take a dip in its waters and search blessings from the Sun God for a wholesome, completely satisfied, and affluent life.
[{8924a86e-dd2e-4318-a3af-dfeab94012c5:intradmin/ANI-20221028052704.jpg}]The core ritual across the competition entails devotees observing a quick and worshipping Chhathi Maiya to precise gratitude to the Sun God for sustaining life on Earth. Chhath is taken into account to be the one Vedic competition devoted to Surya (the Sun God).
This historical Hindu Vedic competition is especially celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India and Nepal.
[{58e7283b-347c-4d60-9231-cbfdcd966270:intradmin/ANI-20221028052720.jpg}]The foremost objective of Chhath Puja is to assist the Vrattis achieve psychological and non secular purity. It is believed that daylight has cures for varied illnesses and circumstances. Taking a dip within the holy river additionally has sure medicinal advantages. The competition requires sustaining the utmost ritualistic purity.
[{52836459-bf8e-45cf-baf7-0de36b981046:intradmin/ANI-20221028052729.jpg}]The first day of Chhath Puja is called Kaddu Bhaat or Nahay Khay. On this present day the parvaitin (the principle worshiper who observes quick) cooks the Satvik Kaddu Bhaat together with pulse and serves it as a bhog to the deity within the afternoon. (ANI)