JAMUGURIHAT, Nov 15: The 44th Chhath Puja festival was observed at Nabil Bahimara Ghat in the Taubhanga area of Jamugurihat on Friday under the initiative of the Adarsha Navajyuvak Chhath Puja Celebration Committee.
The two-day celebration was scheduled for November 15 and 16. Hundreds of devotees, including women from the Bihari community in the area, took part in the first day's programme.
The celebration committee said Chhath Puja was an ancient Hindu folk festival and Vedic tradition dedicated to the Sun God and Usha, also known as Chhathi Maiya or Shashthi Devi.
The festival is observed by members of the Bihari community in Assam and other parts of India. Devotees offer prayers to the setting and rising sun after observing a strict fast.
The rituals involve the use of thekua, fruits and raw bamboo baskets, the committee said.
