Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra, accompanied by Delhi BJP MLA Abhay Verma, reviewed festival readiness at a Chhath Ghat near ITO in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, ahead of the Chhath Puja celebrations. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra and MLA Abhay Verma walked through the Chhath Ghat near ITO on 9 November 2026, scrutinising infrastructure, cleanliness, and crowd management arrangements ahead of Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra and MLA Abhay Verma conducted an on ground inspection of Chhath Puja preparations at a ghat near ITO, New Delhi on 9 November 2026, checking amenities for visiting devotees. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A worker sprays water along the bank of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, as authorities accelerate ground level preparations for the Chhath Puja festival. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A worker paints and constructs platforms at a Chhath ghat in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, with colourful murals depicting devotees offering prayers to the setting sun already adorning the walls ahead of Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Artisans apply vibrant murals portraying the iconic ritual of devotees offering Arghya to the setting sun, while simultaneously finishing platform carpentry at a Chhath ghat in New Delhi on 9 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
With Chhath Puja approaching, workers in New Delhi put finishing touches to ghat platforms and painted murals capturing devotees in worship, ensuring a ceremonially decorated space for the festival on 9 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Labour teams simultaneously laid platforms and completed wall murals at a Chhath ghat in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, depicting the timeless image of sun worshipping devotees as the festival drew near. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Ahead of Chhath Puja, a worker at a New Delhi ghat added fresh coats of colour to murals showing sun facing devotees in prayer, while final structural work on the platform was also completed on 9 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Sanitation workers carrying garbage bags collected solid waste along the Yamuna River bank in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, as part of a pre festival cleanliness drive ahead of Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A woman stands on the Yamuna River bank in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, with floating waste clearly visible on the water's surface — a persistent concern as authorities fast track clean up efforts ahead of Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Workers in protective gloves removed floral offerings and other debris from the Yamuna River bank in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, as part of a pre Chhath Puja cleanliness drive to ready the ghats for devotees. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Passengers crowded railway platforms in New Delhi with luggage on 9 November 2026, as large numbers of people began travelling to their hometowns ahead of the Chhath Puja festival — one of the year's biggest seasonal travel surges. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Artists created colourful murals capturing Chhath Puja rituals and devotees at ghats across New Delhi on 9 November 2026, adding a festive visual identity to the riverfront ahead of the four day festival. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Artists painted a large mural on a ghat wall in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, showing a woman carrying a traditional basket of fruits and ritual offerings — a central image of Chhath Puja devotion — ahead of the festival. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra conducted a detailed inspection of festival infrastructure at a Chhath Ghat near ITO in New Delhi on 9 November 2026, reviewing readiness of the site ahead of the Chhath Puja celebrations. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)