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The sacred Hindu festival of Chhath Puja, which began on Saturday, October 25, with the first ritual known as Nahay Khay, faces a potential disruption from a weather system developing over the Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that a low-pressure area over the sea is rapidly intensifying and is likely to form into a cyclonic storm, possibly named 'Montha', by October 27.

The primary concern centres on the most critical ritual days: the Sandhya Arghya (Evening Offering) on October 27 and the Usha Arghya (Morning Offering) on October 28. These rituals require devotees to stand in water bodies, such as rivers and ponds, to offer prayers to the setting and rising Sun God (Surya Dev).

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