Mumbai, Nov. 15 -- Thousands of devotees gathered at beaches, lakes and designated ghats across Mumbai and its neighbouring areas today evening to celebrate Chhath Puja, offering prayers to the setting Sun amid traditional rituals and devotional fervour.
Large gatherings were witnessed at several locations in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Navi Mumbai, where devotees assembled with family members to perform Sandhya Arghya, an important ritual of the four-day festival.
Women observing the fast stood in water and offered traditional offerings, including fruits, sugarcane, coconuts and thekua, while praying for the well-being, prosperity and longevity of their families and children.
The celebration venues resonated with traditional Chha...