Homeward!

Passengers rush to board a train to travel home for the Chhath Puja festival at New Delhi Railway Station.
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Obeisance to ‘Chhathi Maiyya’
Devotees offer prayers while taking a holy dip in the Yamuna river during Chhath Puja festival in Noida.
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Last-minute preps
People buy bananas at a fruit market for the Chhath Puja celebrations in Patna.
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Rush hour
A huge crowd of passengers wait at a railway station in Patna to board their train home.
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Soaking in festive fervour
Preparations underway at the ITO ghat ahead of the Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi.
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Chhath merch
A vendor sells puja items for the rituals of Chhath Puja festival in Ranchi.
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