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Chhath Pooja Celebrated In U.S.
Still several of the devotees were seen entering the chilly waters of the Potomac river to perform the Chhath Pooja in traditional style with their early morning offerings to the Sun God.
A huge tent was erected by Singh on the banks with bonfire and electric heaters being run through portable generators to keep the scores of visitors warm on the chilly morning.
It all started some six years ago, when Anita was asked by her mother-in-law in Bihar to do Chhath Pooja come what may as this is something they could not afford to miss.
Singh and some of his friends once went for a picnic on the banks of the Potomac River in Loudon County, a suburb of Washington DC.
The concrete boat ramp there, Singh said, gave him the idea that the place was good for performing Chhath Pooja in the real way with all the traditional and religious rituals.
Soon he approached the Loudon County Parks and Recreation Department with the details and sought permission to do the Chhath Pooja on the river banks. "Permission was granted," he said, adding that the Loudon county is enthusiastic about supporting the Indian Americans in organising this rare festival outside India.
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