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Araria 04 November (HS). The market is decorated for Chhath, the great festival of sun worship and folk faith. The market is filled with Chhath items. Chhath, the four-day long festival of sun worship, will begin with Nahay Khay on Tuesday.
Since Monday, Chhath devotees have started preparing for the Chhath festival. A group of women dried wheat for the Chhath dish. While drying the wheat, the Chhath devotees also hummed songs in praise of Chhath. She was seen flying birds with a stick. . Here, an atmosphere of Chhath has been created in the entire district including Araria. The market is filled with earthen pots, soups made of raw bamboo, baskets, worship materials, fruits and flowers.
On Tuesday, pumpkin market dominated due to Nahay Khay. On the day of Nahay Khay, there is a tradition of eating Arwa food cooked in rock salt. In which pumpkin rice is eaten. Due to which pumpkins were sold at high prices in the market. Despite this, belief in inflation is heavy. Chhathvrati and devotees were seen purchasing pumpkins even at high prices. At many places in the district, pumpkins were sold at Rs 100 to 150 per piece. The street mohalla has started resonating with the songs of Chhath regarding the great festival of folk faith, Chhath.