Chhath Puja celebrated at 50 to 55 sites across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad

Pune, November 13, 2026: Chhath Puja is being celebrated with great enthusiasm this year in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and the surrounding rural areas. According to Apurva Gaurav of the Bihar Foundation Pune Chapter, events are being held at about 50 to 55 places.

Gaurav, a native of Lakhisarai district in Bihar, has lived in Pune for about 20 years. He said the four-day festival has now travelled far beyond Bihar, and people across the Pune metropolitan region are observing it with fervour.

Speaking of the spiritual significance of the festival, he said, "Chhath Puja is not just a festival, it is a mahaparv, in which nature is worshipped along with culture. In the worship of Chhathi Maiya, we bow to the setting sun as well as the rising sun, so that light remains in our lives even after darkness."

According to Gaurav, different local organising committees in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad are holding events at 50 to 55 places. These include Baner and Balewadi in Pune, and Ravet, Indrayani Ghat and Moshi in Pimpri-Chinchwad.

On civic arrangements, he said the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) are both helping at the ghats. In his words, "According to the information I am getting from different Chhath ghats, both PMC and PCMC are supporting the local organising committees with cleaning and sanitation at the ghats. Volunteers present at the ghats are also actively involved in cleaning work."

The four days of rituals begin on November 13. Gaurav explained that the festival opens on the first day with Nahay-Khay, followed by Kharna the next day. Then comes Sandhya Arghya, the evening offering to the setting sun, and the festival concludes with the offering to the rising sun.

On the mood in the city, he said people from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and other regions living in Pune are celebrating the festival joyfully on riverbanks and at ponds, and in a clean and orderly manner.