JANAKPURDHAM, OCT 30 -
The devotees concluded the Chhath festival offering prayers to the rising sun here on Thursday.
The tradition is that revelers conclude celebration of the festival by
offering worships to the setting sun and shining sun during the four-day
celebration of Chhath.
The devotees here had offered various types of delicacies prepared at
their homes to the sun, source of the energy, at the banks of
Gangasagar, Dhanushsagar, Ramsagar, Ratnasagar, Biharkunda, Rukminisir
and Agnikunda, among other river banks.
The devotees believe that with prayers offered to the sun the cancerous
diseases are cured and happiness stemming from wealth and off-springs
is increased.
There are religious values along with scientific and astrological convictions in marking the Chhath festival
. The scientists, astrologers and medical doctors have explored the
truth that the sun elements help increase knowledge thereby contributing
to the human welfare.
It is believed that the devotees get their cherished wishes fulfilled
by offering worship to the sun considering it a perennial source of
energy and life. RSS
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