Chhath Pooja Celebrated In Himachal
Himachal This Week
Chhath Pooja, also known by the names Chhathi and Chhath Parv is a famous festival of Madhesh and Mithila regions of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal. But now, as migrant labourers have been living in Himachal for the past some years, this festival has made its existence here too. Migrant labourers celebrate this festival with joy in Baddi and Nalagarh areas, where migrants of Bihar, UP and Jharkhand live in large numbers. Large number of women performed the pooja rituals seeking Sun’s blessings. They celebrate this ancient festival by worshiping the Sun God and his wife Usha thanking them and seeking their blessings for granting their wishes. This festival generally falls in October or November in the English calendar. Chhath is celebrated for four days and devotees perform Pooja following rigorous rituals. These rituals include bathing in holy rivers, fasting along with abstaining from drinking water, standing for long duration of time in the holy water, and offering ‘prasad’ and ‘arghya’ to the rising sun and setting sun. The Sun is said to be a healer in case of many health conditions and so by worshiping the Sun during this auspicious period, the devotees pray for prosperity, well-being, happiness and longevity of their near and dear ones.
Abhimanyu’s Creativity With Toothpick
Surat Pundir
Artists have unique power to create wonderful things from anything. Can you imagine statues created with toothpick? Yes, Nahan’s Abhimanyu Attri is a skillful artist who can create statues with toothpicks. His creations include Lord Shiva statue and a guitarist. People remain awestruck after watching his creativity. While sharing his thoughts with Himachal This Week, he told that he tried to find some other artists who create statues through toothpicks but he still didn’t find anyone. He was looking for a partner to carry on his hobby. He told that it takes him six to seven days to make a statue. Currently, he is busy in making historical Lytton Memorial with toothpick. Abhimanyu works in Merchant Navy also but currently he is pursuing his hobby by making artifacts. He also shares his artifacts on social media to popularize it more and also to make interested person a partner in this field.
Book Exhibition For All Age Groups
Himachal This Week, Shimla
A Book exhibition was organised at The Ridge, Shimla which attracted people of all ages. Locals as well as tourists have shown their keen interest in purchasing their favourite books. The exhibition was organized by Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation Kolkata. From literature to fiction, and from e- Books to famous write ups by remarkable writers like Chetan Bhagat, Robin Sharma, Rabindra Nath Tagore, Ramdarshan Mishr, and so on were available in the book exhibition. It aimed at attracting good readers and also to encourage youth towards reading. It included books of different languages, old and new authors and also books for children.
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