New Jersey, US: Over 600 members of the Indian-American community performed rituals of #ChhathPuja at Lake Manalapan, on 21st November. Indian-Americans, mainly from Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh, celebrated the Hindu religious festival, Chhath Puja by worshiping the Sun God at various places in the US. The community members gathered in small numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic at various water bodies across the country, from the banks of the historic Potomac river to a lake in New Jersey to makeshift pools in houses.

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