50–55 Ghats Ready: Chhath Puja Fever Grips Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad
Reported by Shoaib Tadvi
Pune, 13th November 2026: Chhath Puja is being celebrated with great fervour across Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and surrounding rural areas, with festivities organised at around 50 to 55 locations this year, said Apurv Gourav of the Bihar Foundation Pune Chapter.
Speaking to Punekar News, Gourav—who hails from Bihar’s Lakhisarai district and has lived in Pune for nearly 20 years—said the four-day festival has grown far beyond Bihar and is now marked with enthusiasm across the Pune metropolitan region.
Describing the spiritual significance of the occasion, he said, “Chhath Puja is not just a festival; it is a Mahaparv in which culture and nature are also worshipped. In the worship of Chhathi Maiya, we bow to the setting sun as well as the rising sun so that light endures in our lives even after darkness.”
According to Gourav, various local organising committees are hosting celebrations at 50 to 55 sites across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, including Baner and Balewadi in Pune, and Ravet, Indrayani Ghat, and Moshi in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
On civic arrangements, he noted that both the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) are extending support at the ghats. “As per the updates I am receiving from various Chhath Ghats, both PMC and PCMC are assisting local organising committees with cleanliness and sanitation at the ghats. Alongside this, volunteers at the ghats are also actively carrying out cleaning work,” he said.
Highlighting the four-day rituals beginning on November 13, Gourav explained that the festival commences with Nahay-Khay on the first day, followed by Kharna the next day, Sandhya Arghya (evening offerings to the setting sun), and concludes with Arghya offered to the rising sun.
Speaking about this year’s festive atmosphere in the city, he added that residents from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and other regions living in Pune are celebrating the festival joyfully along riverbanks and ponds in a clean and well-maintained manner.
