Hyderabad Gears Up for Chhath Puja from November 13-16, 2026
· India · The Hindu, NDTV
The Telangana government has directed civic bodies and disaster management authorities to facilitate Chhath Puja at 28 locations across Hyderabad from November 13-16, 2026. The Municipal Administration and Urban Development department has coordinated with the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and municipal corporations to arrange sanitation, lighting, drinking water and crowd management. Devotees from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal are expected to gather at lakes and ponds to offer prayers to the Sun God during this four-day festival. The first ritual, Nahay Khay, involves ritual baths and home cleaning, while Kharna follows with a day-long fast broken after sunset.
Why it matters
Over 28,000 devotees are expected to participate, requiring extensive sanitation and crowd management to ensure safety and hygiene at water bodies across Hyderabad.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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