Heavy traffic congestion gripped roads leading to Chhath Ghats in Patna on 15 November 2026, as vehicles and devotees carrying traditional offerings struggled to reach the riverbank for the Sandhya Arghya ritual. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees bearing traditional Chhath Puja offerings walked in procession along a designated pathway toward a Chhath Ghat in Patna, Bihar on 15 November 2026, the third day of the festival, for the evening Sandhya Arghya ritual. (Photo: NationPress)
Crowds of devotees carrying traditional Chhath offerings made their way along marked pathways to riverbank Ghats in Patna on the third day of Chhath Puja, 15 November 2026, ahead of the sunset Sandhya Arghya prayer. (Photo: NationPress)
An aerial view captured thousands of devotees assembled at a Chhath Ghat along the riverbank in Patna, Bihar on 15 November 2026, performing the sacred Sandhya Arghya evening offering to the Sun God. (Photo: NationPress)
Bird's eye imagery showed dense crowds of worshippers converging on a Chhath Ghat in Patna for the Sandhya Arghya ceremony on 15 November 2026, one of the holiest moments of the four day Chhath Puja festival. (Photo: NationPress)
Overhead visuals showed a Chhath Ghat in Patna, Bihar teeming with devotees on the evening of 15 November 2026 as they gathered to offer prayers to the setting sun — the defining ritual of the festival's third day. (Photo: NationPress)
From above, the Chhath Ghats of Patna presented a sweeping scene of devotion on 15 November 2026, with worshippers dressed in traditional attire lined along the water's edge to observe the Sandhya Arghya ritual at dusk. (Photo: NationPress)
Aerial photographs documented the mass congregation of Chhath Puja devotees at a riverside Ghat in Patna, Bihar on 15 November 2026, as they offered the evening Arghya — a water and fruit oblation — to the Sun God. (Photo: NationPress)
The riverbanks of Patna drew massive crowds on 15 November 2026 as devotees assembled at Chhath Ghats across the city to perform the ritualistic Sandhya Arghya, marking the most spiritually significant phase of Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress)
Drone footage from Patna, Bihar on 15 November 2026 revealed Chhath Ghats filled to capacity with devotees offering the evening Sandhya Arghya prayer — a centuries old ritual honouring the Sun God performed at the water's edge. (Photo: NationPress)
As dusk settled on 15 November 2026, aerial views of Patna's Chhath Ghats showed worshippers completing the Sandhya Arghya ritual, paving the way for the final day's sunrise offering — Usha Arghya — on 16 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress)