In Pics: How Biharis celebrated Chhath Puja 2022 across the globe

Nidhi Singh Monday 31st of October 2022 03:56 PM

Chhath Puja 2022 celebrated in Ireland's Dublin

Patna: The Bihari community celebrated Chhath Puja across the globe. The pious festival is observed on the sixth day of the lunar month of Kartika for four days.

During this period, the women observe the Nirjala fast for the happiness, long lives and prosperous future of their children.

Bihar Foundation has played a vital role in making it a success one.

यह वीडियो हमें गोपालगंज निवासी विकास सिंह ने पिछले वर्ष दिया था। अनायास उनकी बात याद आ गयी इसलिए फिर से पोस्ट कर रहे हैं।

भारतीय संस्कृति के धरोहर को जितना #बिहार ने संभाल के रखा है शायद ही अन्य किसी राज्य ने। इसका सबसे बड़ा उदाहरण है #छठ_महापर्व।

गर्व से कहो हम बिहारी हैं🙏 pic.twitter.com/KqRzFEGq0Z
— Bihar Foundation (@biharfoundation) October 31, 2022

The Bihar Foundation is an initiative of the Bihar government to facilitate interaction between the State and the Diaspora. “We connect #Biharis worldwide,” it says.

The festival was celebrated with great fervor in several countries, including the US, Russia, the UK, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Uganda among others.

Let’s have a look as how Biharis are venerating the Sun God in pictures:--

Germany

Bihar Fraternity celebrates Chhath Puja in Germany's Bremen

London

United States of America

Several states across the US, including California, Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, North Carolina and Washington DC, celebrated the festival.