India, Nov. 13 -- BJP national president Nitin Nabin visited Patlipul and Digha Ghat in Patna on the first day of Chhath Puja, calling the four-day festival a powerful symbol of faith, discipline, cleanliness and gratitude towards farmers. Nabin said Chhath has a deep personal significance for him, recalling how his family has been associated with the ghats along the Ganga at Patlipul since his father's time.Digital media subscription

"We have witnessed this festival since childhood. We have grown up with it. These Chhath ghats along the Ganga at Patlipul have been part of our lives since my father's time. We used to come to these very ghats to offer arghya," he said.

Calling Chhath an integral part of Bihar's cultural identity, Nabin s...