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Chhath Puja ends with ‘Arghya’ to the rising sun: Check out these great visuals of celebrations around the country

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens share photos of Chhath Puja rituals on its closing day from across the country where devotees worship the rising sun
OpIndia Explains

Sun Halo: Rainbow ring spotted around the sun in the Bengaluru sky. Read what it means

OpIndia Staff -
A ring of rainbow forms around the Sun through a phenomenon called Halo that happens because of light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Culture and History

Chhath Puja in Bihar: Offering gratitude to the Sun God and his energy that makes life on earth possible

अजीत भारती -
Celebrated mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand, Chhath Puja is a four-day-long festival worshipping the Sun God and his two consorts, Usha and Pratyusha.
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After successful launch of Chandrayaan-2, ISRO set to launch missions to the Sun and Venus in the coming years

OpIndia Staff -
After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2, ISRO plans to launch Aditya-L1, the mission to the sun, early next year.
Culture and History

The Mahaparva of Chhat Puja: Here is what it means

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
History of the Chhath or Sun worship goes back to the Ramayana period when Mata Sita had performed the Chhath with fasting and sun worship.
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A 5000 year old Indian rock painting pegged as the oldest sketch of a supernova

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Three Indian scientists have made this claim

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