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An Indian Hindu devotee prostrates himself as his wife and children walk behind him as part of rituals at sunset near the holy Yamuna River during the Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 19.
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Hindu devotees pray while standing in the waters of the Arabian Sea as they worship the sun god during the Hindu religious festival "Chhath Puja" in Mumbai, on Nov. 19. Hindu devotees worship the sun god and fast all day for the betterment of their family and society during the festival.
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Hindu devotees take part in worship on the banks of the River Ganges river during Chhath festival, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the sun god for sustaining life on earth, in Patna, India, on Nov. 19.
Hindu devotees worship the Sun god during the Hindu religious festival "Chhat Puja" at sunset on Monday. Hindu devotees worship the Sun god and fast all day for the betterment of their family and society during the festival.
-- Reuters
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An Indian devotee lights earthen lamps as she performs rituals in front of the setting sun at the sacred Tawi river during the Chhath festival in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, on Nov. 19.
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Hindu devotees perform religious rituals as they offer prayers to the sun god at Sangam during Chhath festival in Allahabad on Nov. 19. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun in the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the sun and river.
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Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers to the sun god on the occasion of Chhath Puja festival at Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 19. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the sun god for sustaining life on earth. The banner reads as "Warning, deep water ahead".
Vivek Prakash / Reuters
A Hindu devotee holds a firework in his hand as he worships the sun god during the Hindu religious festival "Chhath Puja" in Mumbai, on Nov. 19.
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The Hindu religion seems to be closely related to the Egyptian Pharoah Ankanaton who tried to change egyptian beliefs in many gods to the belief in one single god, the Sun god.
I am fascinated in the Hindu faith.
All of this Hindu Religious talk is very confusing to the GOP/Tea Beggers. The GOP/Tea Beggers do not like to use facts, and they especially hate to read. All researching of materials is considered 'liberal' by many Tea Beggers. The Tea Beggers are so nuts that they wrongly think that our President is a Muslum. The President is a Christian, and that is fact. Oh no! The GOP/Tea Beggers hate to use facts, and they have no ability to think.