Chhath, in which offerings are made standing in water to the setting and rising sun, is most associated with which region?

Coastal Andhra PradeshCorrect answerYour answerThe Kashmir valleyCorrect answerYour answerThe Konkan coastCorrect answerYour answerBihar and eastern Uttar PradeshCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Chhath belongs to Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and the neighbouring parts of Jharkhand and Nepal.
It is one of very few Indian festivals addressed directly to the sun, and the only major one where the setting sun is worshipped before the rising sun.
The rituals are performed on a riverbank or the edge of a tank, standing in the water.

Worth noting

It has travelled with migration and is now kept in cities far from that region, which is why it is often described by where it began rather than where it is observed.

Concept: Chhath and the region it belongs to
Typical timeTypical: 40 s
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Chhath, in which offerings are made standing in water to the setting and rising sun, is most associated with which region?

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