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Religion
Bhopal Begins Four-Day Chhath Mahaprav with 54 Ghat Sun Worship
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 07:45 PM
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The city of Bhopal kicked off its four‑day Chhath Mahaprav on Friday, with arrangements made at 54 ghats for devotees to perform sun worship.
Bhopal marked the beginning of its annual Chhath Mahaprav on Friday, a festival that draws millions of devotees to the city each year.
The municipal corporation set up facilities at 54 ghats along the river, ensuring that the estimated 2.5 million worshippers could perform the rituals safely and in an organized manner.
Devotees carried out the traditional Chhath rites, bathing in the river, offering food, and presenting the ‘teka’ to the rising sun, following the customs that have been observed for generations.
The event is a key part of Bhopal’s religious calendar, attracting participants from across Madhya Pradesh and beyond.
The municipal corporation set up facilities at 54 ghats along the river, ensuring that the estimated 2.5 million worshippers could perform the rituals safely and in an organized manner.
Devotees carried out the traditional Chhath rites, bathing in the river, offering food, and presenting the ‘teka’ to the rising sun, following the customs that have been observed for generations.
The event is a key part of Bhopal’s religious calendar, attracting participants from across Madhya Pradesh and beyond.