Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offers arghya to rising Sun




Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offered arghya to rising Sun on the fourth and final day of Chhath Mahaparva at his official 1 Anne Marg residence in Patna on November 7, 2016.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar visits Ganga ghats on evening arghya of Chhath Mahaparva

 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited Ganga ghats on the third day evening of the Chhath Mahaparva in Patna on November 6, 2016.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Monday, November 7, 2016

Chhath Mahaparva celebrated










Curtains came down on the four-day Chhath Mahaparva on the banks of Ganga in Patna on November 7, 2016. Thousands of devotees 

Devotees invoke Sun God






Devotees invoked Sun God on the fourth and final day of Chhath Mahaparva in Patna on November 7, 2016.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Chhath Mahaparva ends





The four-day Chhath Mahaparva ended with "Arghya" and offering prayers to rising Sun on the bank of Ganga in Patna on November 7, 2016.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Thousands offer 'Arghya' to setting Sun


Thousands of devotees offered "Arghya" to setting Sun on the third day of Chhath Mahaparva at the bank of Ganga in Patna on November 6, 2016.


Devotees offer 'Arghya' to setting Sun


Devotees offered "Arghya" to setting Sun on the third day of the four-day Chhath Mahaparva at Kachchi Talab in Patna on November 6, 2016
Photo: Arvind

Bihar government's paddy procurement portal launched


Bihar Cooperative Minister Alok Mehta launched a web portal for paddy procurement in Patna on November 5, 2016. Bihar Government will start paddy procurement for this Kharif season from November 15. Farmers, who want to sell their paddy, will have to get them registered in the portal.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

Rabri Devi, Tej and Tejashwi enjoy Kharna Prasad at CM Nitish Kumar residence






Former Bihar Chief Minister and wife of RJD president Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi with her two sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Prasad Yadav visited Chief Minister Nitish Kumar residence to have Kharna Prasad on the second day of the four-day Chhath Mahaparva in Patna on November 5, 2016. Tej Pratap Yadav is the Health Minister while Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is the Deputy Chief Minister in Bihar's Grand Alliance Government. This year Rabri Devi is not observing Chhath vrat and but she vows to restart it after her two sons get married.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

Punjabi Bradri members distribute Chhath Puja articles


Punjabi Bradri members distributed Chhath Puja articles to Chhath Puja devotees in Patna on November 5, 2016.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi distributes Chhath Puja articles



Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi distributed Chhath Puja articles among the devotees in Patna on November 5, 2016.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Jail IG Anand Kishor inspects security measures of Beur Jail





IG(Jail) Anand Kishor, SSP Manu Maharaj and DM Sanjay Agrawal visited Beur Model Jail to check security measures of the jail in Patna on November 5, 2016. Secuirty has been beefed up in the jail.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Chhathvrati women prepare Kahrna Prasad


Chhathvrati women prepared Kahrna Prasad on the second day of the four-day Chhath Mahaparva in Patna on November 5, 2016.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui