Chhath celebrated under the spectre of COVID-19

Women apply vermillion to each other at the bank of Ganga river during the pooja on the occasion of the Chhath Puja festival, in Patna.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation(KMC) workers wear PPE suit sanitize and fill water in an artificial pond made for 'Chhath Puja, to avoid gathering at Ganga ghat to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Kolkata.

Devotees prepare to take a dip in the River Ganga on the occasion of 'Chhath' festival in Patna.

A farmer transports banana bunches to a wholesale fruits market, during Chhath Puja in Nadia, West Bengal.

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party Purvanchal Morcha workers stage a protest against the ban on 'Chhath Puja' events, at ITO Yamuna Ghat in New Delhi.