Vendors in Patna, Bihar display traditional bamboo baskets, soop, and daura at roadside markets on 9 November 2026, as shoppers stock up on ritual essentials ahead of Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress)
Roadside vendors in Patna line up rows of soop and daura — woven bamboo trays and baskets central to Chhath Puja rituals — as the festival approaches on 9 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
A vendor meticulously arranges handcrafted bamboo soop and daura baskets at a Patna market stall on 9 November 2026, meeting rising demand just days before Chhath Puja offerings begin. (Photo: NationPress)
Workers in Patna, Bihar shape and dry traditional clay stoves — known as chulhas — on 9 November 2026, meeting festive demand as households across the region prepare for Chhath Puja rituals. (Photo: NationPress)
A woman in Patna hand moulds traditional clay stoves (chulhas) for sale ahead of Chhath Puja on 9 November 2026, as local artisans ramp up production to meet seasonal demand across Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
In Patna, a woman fashions rows of freshly moulded clay chulhas on 9 November 2026. These traditional stoves are integral to the cooking of Chhath Puja prasad — ritual offerings prepared in an atmosphere of strict purity. (Photo: NationPress)
An artisan in Patna, Bihar carefully moulds clay chulhas by hand on 9 November 2026, keeping alive a craft tradition tied to Chhath Puja, one of India's most widely observed sun worship festivals. (Photo: NationPress)
Scenes of bustling cottage craft emerged across Patna on 9 November 2026, as women prepared clay chulhas in bulk — a seasonal livelihood for many families linked to the Chhath Puja supply chain in Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
With Chhath Puja approaching, a woman in Patna works through stacks of unfired clay chulhas on 9 November 2026, symbolising the grassroots economic activity the four day festival generates across Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
The humble clay chulha is indispensable to Chhath Puja — devotees use it to cook the festival's sacred prasad under open skies. Artisans in Patna ramp up production every year as the festival nears, as seen on 9 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
As Patna's ghats along the Ganga prepare to host thousands of devotees, artisans and vendors across the city were in full swing on 9 November 2026, ensuring every ritual item — from clay chulhas to bamboo baskets — is ready for Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress)