Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday performed the concluding rituals of Chhath Puja by offering Usha Arghya (morning prayers) to the rising Sun along with his family at his official residence in Patna.

After four days of devotion and rigorous fasting, Chhath Puja concluded on Tuesday morning. The festival, observed every year after Diwali, is dedicated to expressing gratitude to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya for their blessings of health, prosperity, and well-being.

Devotees in large numbers gathered at riverbanks and ponds across Bihar and other states, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Maharashtra, to perform Usha Arghya. Visuals showed women standing knee-deep in water, immersed in prayers as the sun rose.

According to the Hindu calendar, Chhath

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