In what may be called an example of the 'Sanatan Economy', the Chhath Puja festival has brought a windfall to the Indian economy. According to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), the grand festival has caused an overall nationwide trade of Rs 50,000 crore. The state of Bihar, the centre of the Chhath festivities, has seen business activities worth about Rs 15,000 crore. It was followed by the national capital region of Delhi with Rs 8,000 crore and Jharkhand with Rs 5,000 crore.

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The CAIT has also said that more than 10 crore people across India participated in Chhath celebrations. Its Secretary General and Member of Parliament, Praveen Khandelwal, said that Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh, particularly the Purvanchal region, remained the main centr

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