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Monday 27 October has been declared a public holiday. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced October 27 as a public holiday on the occasion of Chhath festival. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has issued a statement in this regard. The Chief Minister said that the third day of the four-day festival is the most important, so Monday has been declared a holiday.
On the day of Chhath Puja, devotees pray to the setting sun on the banks of water bodies, and preparations begin early in the morning, the CMO statement said. Families perform various rituals together. Keeping this in mind, the government has declared October 27 as a public holiday.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta greeted the devotees…
Greeting the devotees, Chief Minister Gupta said that during Chhath Puja, people worship Sun God and Chhathi Mayya. This festival is a symbol of faith and devotion as well as cleanliness. Through water and sun worship, it also conveys a message of environmental protection.
Important festival of faith Chhath Puja begins…
Today, October 25, 2025, Chhath Puja, an important festival of folk faith, has begun. This festival is celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in many states including Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. A special feature of Chhath Puja is that the fasting women fast for 36 hours, meaning they neither drink water nor eat food. Despite this, they offer Argha (water offering) twice to the sun god with full devotion and faith – first to the setting sun and then to the rising sun the next day. This concludes the holy fast.