Facilities for Chhath puja in Delhi

Last Updated: 12 Jan 2024

No Purvanchali in Delhi will have to travel more than 1-2 km to celebrate Chhath

Number of Chhath Ghats increased from 72 in 2013 to 1000+ since 2022[1]

Budget jumped 10x from ₹2.5 crore in 2014 to ₹ 25 crore in 2022[1:1]

Facilities[1:2]

  • lighting, clean water, toilets, tents, security
  • Medical facilities, power backup, CCTV cameras
Year Chhath Ghats
2013[2] 72
2014[1:3] 69
2022[1:4] 1100

Festival Details[1:5]

  • Chhath Puja is widely celebrated by 'Purvanchalis' (natives of Bihar and eastern UP) after Diwali
  • Devotees, mostly women, worship the Sun god and perform the ritual of 'Arghya' standing in knee-deep water

References:

  1. https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/delhi/story/with-rs-25-crore-budget-delhi-to-organise-chhath-puja-at-1100-sites-2282448-2022-10-08 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/chhath-puja-in-delhi-bjp-congress-play-vote-politics-aap-216881-2013-11-08 ↩︎