NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Friday declared Chhath Puja as a public holiday.
Chhath Puja, popular mostly among people from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, will be celebrated on November 10 this year. “Chhath is an important festival for Delhiites so Delhi government has decided to declare November 10, 2021, as a public holiday,” said an order signed by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.
The four-day festival begins on November 8 and on November 10 evening and in the morning of November 11 devotees will be offering prayers to the sun god.