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US: Hundreds celebrate chhath puja in California

Updated on: 20 November,2023 05:32 AM IST  |  San Francisco
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Hundreds of Indian-Americans joined the celebrations in Fremont, California

US: Hundreds celebrate chhath puja in California

Indian devotees perform chhath puja in California. Pic/AP

Keeping their family tradition of generations alive, hundreds of Indian-American techies along with their friends and families gathered at a lakefront in the US city of Fremont to worship the Sun God as part of the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja.


The four-day Chhath Puja began on November 17. During the festival, devotees fast and gather on the banks of rivers and ponds to offer prayers to the Sun God. Hundreds of Indian-Americans joined the celebrations in Fremont, California.


“We are celebrating Chhath puja here. We started this back in 2011 and at that time only a couple of people participated. Afterwards, people started joining slowly and after 2014, it actually started to grow. Now you can see it. Around 1,200 people joined us last year,” Rakesh Singh, a resident said.


1.2K
No of people who celebrated last year

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