RRB Group D practice question
Chhath Puja, the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun god and Chhathi Maiya observed on river banks, is most prominently celebrated in which state?
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Correct answer: (B) Bihar
Chhath is celebrated six days after Diwali in the month of Kartik, chiefly in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh, with devotees offering arghya to the setting and rising sun while standing in water. It is one of the few Hindu festivals honouring the sunset.
हिंदी में प्रश्न
नदी तटों पर सूर्य देव और छठी मैया को समर्पित चार दिवसीय छठ पूजा सबसे प्रमुखता से किस राज्य में मनाई जाती है?
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सही उत्तर: (B) बिहार
छठ दिवाली के छह दिन बाद कार्तिक माह में मुख्यतः बिहार, झारखंड और पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश में मनाया जाता है, जिसमें व्रती जल में खड़े होकर डूबते और उगते सूर्य को अर्घ्य देते हैं। यह डूबते सूर्य को पूजने वाले गिने-चुने हिंदू पर्वों में से एक है।
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