Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha attends the party's state executive meeting at Bihar Rajya Panchayat Parishad Bhawan in Patna.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar performs a ritual during Chhath Puja at his residence, in Patna.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visits the ghats of Ganga river on the occasion of Chhath festival, in Patna.

Foreign tourists offer puja items to Chhath devotees in Bodhgaya. The Chhath Puja, marked with rigorous rituals, is observed over a period of four days during which devotees fast a...

Women apply long 'Sindoor' as part of rituals after taking holy dip in Ganga river during ‘Kharna Puja’ of Chhath festival in Patna.

Women offer prayers to the Sun god after taking holy dip in Ganga river during ‘Kharna Puja’ of Chhath festival in Patna.

Devotees carry holy Ganga water for preparations of 'prasad' during the Chhath Puja festival, in Patna.

Devotees offer prayers after taking a holy dip in the Ganga river during ‘Nahay Khay’ Puja of the Chhath Puja festival, in Patna.

Devotees take a holy dip in the Ganga river during ‘Nahay Khay’ Puja of the Chhath Puja festival, in Patna.

Indian devotees along with Japanese nationals participate in 'Kharna' puja duirng the Chhath festival, in Bodh Gaya.

Traditional artists beat 'dhols' during 'Kharna puja' on the occasion of Chhath festival at a Ganga ghat in Patna.

Devotees take bath in Ganga river during ‘Kharna Puja’ of Chhath festival in Patna.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manu Maharaj leads a horse-mounted patrol team to keep a watch on Chhath celebrations at a Ganga ghat in Patna.

Bihar Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha addresses a press conference at the Party office, in Patna.

Women perform rituals for their brothers on the occasion of 'Bhai Dooj' Puja, in Patna.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi review the preparations for 'Chhath' festival on the ghats of River Ganga, in Patna.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses on the establishment day of Bihar State Disaster Management Authority at Adhiveshan Bhawan, in Patna.

Women block a road during a protest against the killing of one person in police firing at Etwarpur village, under Parsa Police station in Patna.

A view of a vandalised office during a protest over the death of a female police constable, in Patna.

People stage a protest over the death of a female police constable, in Patna.