A vendor displays traditional bamboo baskets (sup and daura) — essential Chhath Puja ritual items — at a local market in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026, as shoppers crowd stalls ahead of the festival. (Photo: NationPress)
Bottle gourds (lauki), an indispensable offering in Chhath Puja rituals, were put on display for sale at a local market in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026, as devotees stocked up ahead of the festival. (Photo: NationPress)
Vendors line the streets with ritual vegetables used in Chhath Puja ceremonies at a local market in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026, catering to a surge in devotee footfall days before the festival. (Photo: NationPress)
A vendor offers a wide spread of puja samagri — ritual essentials for Chhath Puja — at a local market in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026, as demand for festival items climbs sharply. (Photo: NationPress)
Busy market stalls offering Chhath Puja samagri drew steady streams of shoppers in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026, with vendors stocking traditional ritual goods in anticipation of peak festival demand. (Photo: NationPress)
With Chhath Puja days away, vendors at a local bazaar in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026 reported brisk sales of puja samagri including thekua moulds, agarbatti, and earthen diyas. (Photo: NationPress)
Large crowds gathered at local markets in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026 to stock up on puja items for Chhath Puja, with shoppers picking up offerings, fruits, and ritual accessories. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees in Patna, Bihar shopped earnestly for Chhath Puja ritual essentials on 12 November 2026, filling market lanes and reflecting the deep cultural significance the sun worship festival holds across Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
Festive fervour filled the streets of Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026 as residents browsed markets for Chhath Puja supplies — a tradition that draws millions of devotees to riverbanks across North India each year. (Photo: NationPress)
Markets in Patna, Bihar overflowed with shoppers on 12 November 2026 as families made final preparations for Chhath Puja, purchasing ritual items including fruits, earthen lamps, and woven baskets. (Photo: NationPress)
Women devotees thronged local markets in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026 to purchase puja samagri for Chhath Puja, as women traditionally lead the four day sun worship vrat observed with strict fasting. (Photo: NationPress)
Women snapped up traditional bamboo sup and daura — shallow and deep woven baskets used to carry Chhath offerings to the ghats — at a local market in Patna, Bihar, on 12 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress)