Sandhya Arghya rituals begin in Bhagalpur
Women devotees in Bhagalpur, Bihar performed the Sandhya Arghya ritual — the third and most solemn day of the Chhath Puja festival — on 15 November 2026, offering evening prayers to the setting Sun.
Women devotees in Bhagalpur, Bihar performed the Sandhya Arghya ritual — the third and most solemn day of the Chhath Puja festival — on 15 November 2026, offering evening prayers to the setting Sun.
A woman devotee dressed in traditional attire performed the Sandhya Arghya ritual at a riverbank in Bihar on 15 November 2026, marking the third day of the four day Chhath Puja festival.
Devotees in traditional dress walked in procession towards the riverbank in Bihar on 15 November 2026 to observe Sandhya Arghya, the pivotal evening offering ceremony of Chhath Puja 2026.
Thousands of Chhath Puja faithful dressed in traditional attire converged on riverbank ghats across Bihar on 15 November 2026 to observe the Sandhya Arghya ritual at sunset.
Chhath Puja devotees in traditional garb made their way to riverbanks throughout Bihar on 15 November 2026, observing the age old Sandhya Arghya rite that forms the spiritual centrepiece of the festival.
On Day 3 of Chhath Puja 2026, devotees in Bihar walked to riverside venues in traditional attire to offer Sandhya Arghya — evening oblations to the Sun God — on 15 November 2026.
As dusk approached on 15 November 2026, Chhath Puja devotees across Bihar donned traditional dress and headed to riverbank ghats to perform the Sandhya Arghya evening offering to the Sun.
Large gatherings of Chhath Puja worshippers in traditional attire streamed towards riverbanks in Bihar on 15 November 2026 for the Sandhya Arghya, one of Hinduism's most devout solar worship observances.
Scenes of mass devotion unfolded at riverside ghats in Bihar on 15 November 2026 as worshippers in traditional wear walked in disciplined processions to observe the Sandhya Arghya of Chhath Puja 2026.
Bihar's riverbanks hosted thousands of worshippers on 15 November 2026 for Sandhya Arghya, the third day evening ceremony of Chhath Puja, with devotees carrying offerings for the Sun God.
Women devotees took centre stage in Bhagalpur, Bihar on 15 November 2026, leading the Sandhya Arghya ceremonies — a tradition in which women vratis (fasting devotees) are the primary performers of Chhath Puja rituals.
Festive fervour gripped Bhagalpur on 15 November 2026 as women devotees gathered at the riverbank to perform the solemn Sandhya Arghya ritual, the most visually striking moment of the four day Chhath Puja.
At sunset on 15 November 2026, women devotees in Bhagalpur stood knee deep at the riverbank, performing the Sandhya Arghya ritual — an act of gratitude and prayer offered to the Sun God during Chhath Puja.
Clad in vibrant traditional attire, women devotees in Bhagalpur, Bihar performed Sandhya Arghya rituals on 15 November 2026, blending colour and deep religious devotion in one of India's most photographed festival moments.
The Sandhya Arghya ceremony in Bhagalpur on 15 November 2026 brought together women devotees from across communities in a collective act of solar worship that defines the spirit of Chhath Puja in Bihar.
Women devotees in Bhagalpur, Bihar offered prayers directly to the Sun God during Sandhya Arghya on 15 November 2026, presenting fruits, sugarcane, and earthen lamps — the customary offerings of Chhath Puja.
A lone woman devotee offered a heartfelt prayer to the Sun God at the riverbank in Bhagalpur, Bihar during Sandhya Arghya on 15 November 2026, capturing the personal intimacy at the heart of Chhath Puja worship.
Devotees in Bhagalpur, Bihar offered prayers to the Sun God and performed a series of religious rituals during Sandhya Arghya on 15 November 2026, rounding out a day of deep communal worship central to Chhath Puja 2026.