The enthusiasm of the devotees was at its peak regarding the festival of sun worship and folk faith, Chhath Puja on Wednesday and Thursday. Chhathvratis offer Arghya to the setting sun in the evening. On behalf of Jharkhand Government, Finance and Food Supplies Minister Dr. Rameshwar Oraon prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the people of the State by offering arghya to the setting sun in an artificial pond constructed at Chappan Set colony in Doranda,.
On this occasion, Oraon said that since childhood, he has been offering Arghya on the occasion of Chhath Mahaparv. In his childhood he used to have Chhath festival in his house, he always offers Arghya to the rising and rising sun. He said that India is the only country where both the setting sun and the rising sun are worshipped. There is no discrimination in this. He said in his message that just as Lord Surya considers everyone equal, he has equal vision, in the same way we also need to forget all discrimination and look at the entire human society with one eye.
On this occasion, Chief Patron of Chhath Puja Committee, Alok Kumar Dubey and President Lal Kishore Nath Shahdev said that following the guidelines of Covid-19, all Chhath Vratis offered Arghya. He said that Indian culture is different in the world because we are drowning. The sun worshiped first, Chhath Puja unites the whole society in one thread and every person and every community participates in Chhath.
He said that in the capital city, Chhath Vratis and devotees offered Arghya in more than 100 artificial ponds, 45 ponds and two dams and various ghats of three rivers and everywhere in collaboration with Mahanagar Chhath Puja Committee administration, supported Chhath Vartis. NDRF team was also deployed at major Chhath Ghats, Kanke Dam, Hatia Dam, Bada Talab and some other big ponds of the city. At the same time, lighting and changing rooms were also arranged at all the Chhath Ghats. Due to good rains this year, the water level of most of the ponds, dams and rivers remained elevated, so the deep places were marked with red ribbon and devotees and Chhathvrati also offered Arghya by staying inside the red ribbon.
All the Chhath Ghats were cleaned and decorated attractively by the Chhath committees.
Alok Dubey and Lal Kishore Shahdev said that the religious songs of Chhath playing all around including Chhath Ghats had made the atmosphere more devotional. Meanwhile, fruits and other items were also being distributed on the way by social organizations to Chhath Vratis going towards Chhath Ghats. Here, with traditional drums and drums, Chhathvrati reached the Ghats while paying obeisance on the way and offered the first Arghya to the setting sun by standing in the ponds. After that, various Chhath Ghats worshiped Lord Bhaskar with full devotion and devotion by Chhath Vratis and devotees.
On behalf of Ranchi Mahanagar Chhath Puja Committee, Chief Patron Alok Dubey and Kishore Shahdev thanked the State government for providing the best arrangements through Facebook Live.