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11 de noviembre de 2013 - 12:02 p. m.
A Hindu devotee lights incense sticks as devotees pray to the Sun God as part of the Chhath puja at a lake in Bangalore on November 8, 2013. The Chhath puja includes holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN
Foto: AFP - Manjunath Kiran
Hindu devotees perform religious rituals as they offer prayers to the Sun God at Sangam during the Chhath festival in Allahabad on November 8, 2013. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun during the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and the River. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY KNOJIA
Foto: AFP - Sanjay Kanojia
Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals as they worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja while standing in a water body in Kolkata on November 8, 2013. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun during the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and the River. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
Foto: AFP - DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
A Hindu woman puts vermilion on the forehead of another at Sangam during the Chhath festival in Allahabad on November 8, 2013. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun during the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and the River. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY KNOJIA
Foto: AFP - Sanjay Kanojia
Hindu devotees return after performing rituals at Sangam during the Chhath festival in Allahabad on November 8, 2013. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun during the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and the River. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY KNOJIA
Foto: AFP - Sanjay Kanojia
Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers to the sun during the Chhath Festival on the banks of the river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad on November 8, 2013. The Chhath festival, also known as Surya Pooja - worship of the sun - is observed in various parts of India, where homage is paid to the sun and water gods. During Chhath festival devotees undergo a fast and offer water and milk to the Sun God at dawn and dusk on the banks of rivers or small ponds and pray for the longivety and health of their spouse. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY
Foto: AFP - SAM PANTHAKY
Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers to the sun during the Chhath Festival on the banks of the river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad on November 8, 2013. The Chhath festival, also known as Surya Pooja - worship of the sun - is observed in various parts of India, where homage is paid to the sun and water gods. During Chhath festival devotees undergo a fast and offer water and milk to the Sun God at dawn and dusk on the banks of rivers or small ponds and pray for the longivety and health of their spouse. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY
Foto: AFP - SAM PANTHAKY
Hindu devotees pray to the Sun God as part of the Chhath puja at a lake in Bangalore on November 8, 2013. The Chhath puja includes holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN
Foto: AFP - Manjunath Kiran
Hindu devotees pray to the Sun God as part of the Chhath puja at a lake in Bangalore on November 8, 2013. The Chhath puja includes holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN
Foto: AFP - Manjunath Kiran
Hindu devotees pray to the Sun God as part of the Chhath puja at a lake in Bangalore on November 8, 2013. The Chhath puja includes holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN
Foto: AFP - Manjunath Kiran
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Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals as they worship the setting sun during Chhath Puja while standing in a water body in Kolkata on November 8, 2013. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun during the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and the River. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
Foto: AFP - DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
A Hindu devotee lights incense sticks as devotees pray to the Sun God as part of the Chhath puja at a lake in Bangalore on November 8, 2013. The Chhath puja includes holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN
Foto: AFP - Manjunath Kiran