The Capital city glowed with devotion and colour as thousands of devotees observed Chhath puja Sunday evening, offering prayers to the setting sun at riverbanks and ponds.

The four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya was celebrated at Kuakhai, Daya, and Bhargavi rivers, and major city water bodies like Bindusagar Tank, Dumduma Pond, VSS Nagar Pond, and Pokhariput Ghat.

Women devotees, known as vratinis, observed a daylong fast and gathered at the ghats with bamboo baskets filled with fruits, sugarcane, and thekua, the festival’s traditional offering.

As the sun set, the ghats came alive with devotional songs, chants, and the warm glow of hundreds of earthen lamps reflecting on the waters.

Major sites like Kuakhai Ghat near Palasuni, Daya River bank at Lingipur, and

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