Grand preparation for Chhath in Gaurighat (Photo Feature)

Kathmandu:  The preparation for Chhath has begun in the Bagmati river from Guhyeshwari to Gaurighat.

According to the Chhath Puja Management Committee, a total of 529 ghats would be constructed from Gaurighat to Guhyeshwari for Chhath Puja. The cost for the preparation is more than 1.5 million (15 lakh) rupees.

The committee said that the Pashupati Development Fund assisted 3 hundred thousand rupees and the ward office assisted 2 hundred 50 thousand for building ghats. People have to pay 1500 rupees as a service charge for using the ghat for worship.

Though the festival has a grand celebration in the Mithila region, Chhath is also celebrated in several areas of Nepal including the banks of Kamalpokhari, Gahana Pokhari, Nag Pokhari, Bagmati, and Bishnumati rivers.

Devotees perform various rituals in ponds, rivers, and lakes. And pray for the well-being, happiness, health,  peace, and prosperity of the family from various diseases.

(Glimpses of preparations from Gaurighat)

 (Photo Courtesy: Saroj Basnet)

Nepali version of the photo feature