The early aughts were the worst possible kind of golden age. Tans were inescapable—on Britney Spears’s midriff, on the flexing biceps outside of Abercrombie & Fitch stores. The Jersey Shore ethos of ...

India’s Chhath Puja and Europe’s Yule celebrate the Sun, mark seasonal transitions, and unite communities through rituals, ...

Chhath Puja is celebrated as a grand festival in Hinduism. On this day, Chhathi Maiya is worshipped, the Sun God is revered, ...

What is Chhath puja and why is it celebrated? Which deity is Chhathi maiya? What is it about Chhath that makes it so close to ...

The four-day Chhath festival, dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, concluded this morning with devotees offering Argha ...

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