Chhath festival concludes

Kathmandu, Oct 28: This year's Chhath festival concluded today by offering Argha to the rising Sun this morning. The four-day festival that began last Saturday was celebrated with main Pooja last evening and concluded today by offering Argha to the rising sun.

This festival concluded with much fanfare by offering curd (Argha) to the rising Sun in the rivers and ponds across the country including the districts of Kathmandu. Chhath was marked in a grand manner in the districts of Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha and Saptari in Mithila and others. The festival was celebrated with rituals on the banks of ponds, lakes and rivulets. The feature of the festival is to increase human being's interest in the truth and non-violence and encourage to remain sympathetic to all living creatures.