Usha Arghya ritual performed during Chhath Puja festival in India
28.10.2025

JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: Bamboo baskets filled with fruits and earthen lamps are placed along the banks of the Subarnarekha River during the Usha Arghya ritual of Chhath Puja in Jamshedpur, India, on October 28, 2025, the final day of the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya, one of the most important cultural and religious events in Jharkhand, Bihar, and across northern India, where devotees fast and offer fruits and traditional dishes to thank the sun for life and prosperity. ( Yousuf Sarfaraz - Anadolu Agency )

Usha Arghya ritual performed during Chhath Puja festival in India
Fotoğraf: Yousuf Sarfaraz

JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: A woman prays toward the rising sun on the banks of the Subarnarekha River during the Usha Arghya ritual of Chhath Puja in Jamshedpur, India, on October 28, 2025, the final day of the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya, one of the most important cultural and religious events in Jharkhand, Bihar, and across northern India, where devotees fast and offer fruits and traditional dishes to thank the sun for life and prosperity. ( Yousuf Sarfaraz - Anadolu Agency )

Usha Arghya ritual performed during Chhath Puja festival in India
Fotoğraf: Yousuf Sarfaraz

JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: A woman prays toward the rising sun during the Usha Arghya ritual of Chhath Puja at the Subarnarekha River in Jamshedpur, India, on October 28, 2025, the final day of the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya, one of the most important cultural and religious events in Jharkhand, Bihar, and across northern India, where devotees fast and offer fruits and traditional dishes to thank the sun for life and prosperity. ( Yousuf Sarfaraz - Anadolu Agency )

Usha Arghya ritual performed during Chhath Puja festival in India
Fotoğraf: Yousuf Sarfaraz

JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: A woman applies a line of orange sindoor (vermilion) to another woman's forehead after performing rituals toward the rising sun during the Usha Arghya ceremony of Chhath Puja at the Subarnarekha River in Jamshedpur, India, on October 28, 2025, the final day of the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya, one of the most important cultural and religious events in Jharkhand, Bihar, and across northern India, where devotees fast and offer fruits and traditional dishes to thank the sun for life and prosperity. ( Yousuf Sarfaraz - Anadolu Agency )

Usha Arghya ritual performed during Chhath Puja festival in India
Fotoğraf: Yousuf Sarfaraz

JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: A group of women pray toward the rising sun during the Usha Arghya ritual of Chhath Puja at the Subarnarekha River in Jamshedpur, India, on October 28, 2025, the final day of the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya, one of the most important cultural and religious events in Jharkhand, Bihar, and across northern India, where devotees fast and offer fruits and traditional dishes to thank the sun for life and prosperity. ( Yousuf Sarfaraz - Anadolu Agency )

Usha Arghya ritual performed during Chhath Puja festival in India
Fotoğraf: Yousuf Sarfaraz

JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: Thousands of Hindu devotees gather along the Subarnarekha River to perform the Usha Arghya ritual during Chhath Puja in Jamshedpur, India, on October 28, 2025, the final day of the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya, one of the most important cultural and religious events in Jharkhand, Bihar, and across northern India, where devotees fast and offer fruits and traditional dishes to thank the sun for life and prosperity. ( Yousuf Sarfaraz - Anadolu Agency )

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