Editor's Note:
Hindu devotees across India celebrate Chhath Puja, held to thank deity Sun and his wife Usha for sustaining life on Earth. Thousands gathered on the banks of rivers and lakes to observe the holiday on October 26, the third day of the festival.
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A woman paints a ritual park on another woman's face at sunset during the Chhath Puja festival in Chandigarh, India on October 26. Photo: Keshav Singh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images/VCG 
Woman stand in water to perform rituals to deity Sun on the third day of Chhath Puja near India Gate in New Delhi, India on October 26. Photo: Mohd Zakir/Hindustan Times via Getty Images/VCG
