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Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Offers Prayers On Occasion Of Chhath Puja

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reached Pandu Ghat in Guwahati to take part in the Chhath Puja celebrations on Monday.

Guwahati:  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reached Pandu Ghat in Guwahati to take part in the Chhath Puja celebrations on Monday.

โ€œOn the occasion of Chhath Puja, I visited the Ghat. I also met the devotees and offered prayers along with them,โ€ said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The festival dedicated to Sun and Chhathi Maiya is celebrated with rigorous and strict manners of preparation. A striking difference that one might notice as a non-Bihari is that Chhath is probably the only major Hindu festival that doesnโ€™t involve priests or purohits. No idol worship exists, and priests or purohits are not required to preside over the rituals.

Another significant difference that Chhath has from other festivals is the method of Sun worship because not just the rising Sun, but also the setting Sun is worshipped.

The 4-day rituals around Chhath include holy bathing, fasting, abstaining from drinking water (vrata), standing in water, and offering โ€˜prasadโ€™ and โ€˜arghyaโ€™ to the setting and rising sun. โ€˜Nahaay Khayโ€™ is the first phase of Chhath Puja, โ€˜Kharnaโ€™ is the second, with โ€˜Sanjhka Araghโ€™ and โ€˜Bhorka Araghโ€™ being the third and fourth ones.

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The prasad offering typically includes Thekua, Khajuria, Tikri, Kasar and fruits in small bamboo baskets. All the food is strictly vegetarian and is cooked without salt, onions, or garlic. Emphasis is put on maintaining the purity of the food.

This festivalโ€™s main worshippers, called โ€˜parvaitinโ€™, are usually women. However, many men also observe this festival as Chhath is not a gender-specific festival.

All in all, the most vital difference that Chhath Puja has from other festivals is its simplicity and holiness as neither huge magnificent pandals nor any grand temples are needed to celebrate it.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Gujarat Bridge Collapse: Amit Shah Expresses Grief Over Loss Of Lives

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed his grief over the loss of lives when the pedestrian suspension Morbi bridge collapsed on the Machchu river collapsed and over 130 people were killed.

New Delhi:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed his grief over the loss of lives when the pedestrian suspension Morbi bridge collapsed on the Machchu river collapsed and over 130 people were killed.

โ€œSeveral people lost their lives in yesterdayโ€™s incident in Gujarat. First of all, I express condolences to the families of all those who died in the unfortunate incident. May all those who died, rest in peace,โ€ said Shah.

The Union Home Minister Shahโ€™s remarks came as he attended an event in the national capital where President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary today.

The death toll in the newly renovated suspension bridge collapse incident increased to 132, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said today.
The Gujarat Home Minister further informed that a criminal case has been registered in connection with the incident.

โ€œAn investigation has begun today under the leadership of Range IGP,โ€ Sanghavi said. Everyone worked all through the night. The Navy, NDRF (National Disaster Relief Force), Air Force and Army arrived at the spot quickly. More than 200 persons have worked the entire night for search and rescue operations,โ€ Sanghavi said.

Teams including Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF, and Fire Brigade conducted a search operation throughout the night to find the Garkaw victims in Macchu river after the bridge collapsed, as per officials.

After the incident, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Minister of State for Home Affairs Harshbhai Sanghvi, Minister Brijeshbhai Merja, and Minister of State Shri Arvindbhai Raiyani reached the incident spot at midnight and personally observed the rescue operation and gave directions.

According to the details from the district administration, after the mishap, the system was immediately activated and rescue operations started with the help of locals.

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Besides this, teams from other places also started arriving at the spot. Around 40 doctors from various health centres, Rajkot PDU Hospital and Surendranagar Civil Hospital started emergency treatment of the injured at the Morbi Civil Hospital.

After the collapse of the bridge, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation boat and rescue materials including life jackets reached Morbi and started the rescue operation.

Emergency ambulances from Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh Metropolitan Municipality and Morbi Municipality were running throughout the night to bring the injured to the hospital immediately. Several private ambulances were also involved in the rescue operation. Army team from Surendranagar joined with its three ambulances and equipment, informed the officials.

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