State residents seem to enjoy the back-to-back festivals since last week. Kali Puja, Chitragupt Puja and Bhai-Dooj concluded on Saturday and the preparations for Chhath Puja has begun.
The idols of Maa Kali and lord Chitragupt will be immersed by Monday while the cleaning of ghats for Chhath puja will be completed by Tuesday. The Chhath puja rituals are supposed to begin from Tuesday and will conclude on Thursday.
Today being a holiday in most of the organisations, fairs organised at Kadru, Anantpur and Doranda on the occasion of Kali Puja since Thursday witnessed large number of people with Bengali devotional songs playing at the background.
At Hinoo, where lakshmi puja is organised in a grand manner, kids and senior citizens across the city witnessed the pandal even in night hours. Chitragupt Puja was celebrated at Bihar Club, Ashoknagar, Dhurwa and Hinoo. The idols of the Chitragupt will be immersed on Sunday followed with a rally. Veteran Congress leader MP Subodh Kant Sahay visited the Chitragupt puja celebrations at Bihar Club.
Meanwhile, in Hazaribagh town the members of Kayastha Samaj worshipped the God of Kalam and Daawaat. The Chitragupt Puja was celebrated collectively at Bihari Durga Mandap, Chhath Talab, Shivpuri, Ramnagar, Matwari, Korrah and some other places while many Kayastha families worshipped lord Chitragupt at their residences.
The president of Chitragupta Puja Samiti of Bihari Durga Asthan Advocate Mithilesh Kumar Manney informed that they have arranged a musical night on Sunday at local stadium premises in which bollywood singers Shabbir Kumar, Mamta Sharma and others will entertain the people of Hazaribagh.
On the other hand following the trend of Bhai-Dooj sisters prayed for the long life of their brothers. They worshipped for the long life of their brothers by pinching thorns of Rengni plant on their tongues.