New Delhi: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Saturday wished people of the country on the occasion of Chhath puja.
"My heartiest congratulations to the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Mahaparva Chhath," Modi tweeted.
"May the Sun God always illuminate us all with his energy and aura and our country continues to climb new steps of success and prosperity," he added.
Chhath is mainly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, and people throng river ghats and other water bodies to worship the sun.
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun (Surya Dev) and his sister Shashti Devi (Chhathi Maiya).
On the evening and morning of the third and fourth day of Chhath Puja respectively, Arghya is offered to both the deities.
Meanwhile, Chhath is an occasion of nurturing the good in oneself.
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