An aerial view captures hundreds of devotees lining the banks of the Yamuna River at Sector 94, Noida to offer Sandhya Arghya to the setting Sun during Chhath Puja on 15 November 2026, even as toxic foam visibly blanketed the river's surface. (Photo: NationPress)
A devotee is seen offering Sandhya Arghya to the setting Sun at the Yamuna River in Sector 94, Noida on 15 November 2026, standing amid thick toxic foam — a recurring sign of the river's severe pollution levels. (Photo: NationPress)
At Sector 94, Noida, a devotee wades into the foam covered Yamuna to present the Chhath Puja evening offering on 15 November 2026, underscoring the tension between deep religious tradition and the river's worsening water quality. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees at Sector 94, Noida continued the age old Chhath Puja ritual of Sun worship on 15 November 2026, offering prayers to the Sun God along the Yamuna River even as authorities have reportedly struggled to contain the toxic foam linked to untreated sewage and industrial discharge. (Photo: NationPress)