Cloudy sky fails to dim devotion in Hyderabad as prayers offered to rising sun on Chhath Puja’s last day

Hyderabad woke up to an overcast greeting connected Tuesday (October 28, 2025) arsenic lakhs of devotees gathered on h2o bodies to people Usha Arghya, the 4th and last time of Chhath Puja, offering prayers to the rising prima amid chants and devotional songs.

From arsenic aboriginal arsenic 4 a.m., the city’s large Chhath ghats, including those astatine Hussain Sagar, were filled with devotees hailing from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and parts of West Bengal. The ritual, dedicated to Surya (the Sun God) and his consort Ushas, symbolises gratitude for sustaining beingness connected world and marks the decision of the four-day festival.

Despite the cloudy skies delaying the sunrise, devotees stood patiently successful waist-deep h2o with baskets of fruits and soop (offerings) successful hand. The infinitesimal the archetypal rays pierced done the clouds, chants of ‘Chhathi Maiya ki Jai’ echoed crossed the ghats arsenic devotees raised their offerings successful unison, creating a spectacle of devotion and colour.

Following the greeting ritual, the devotees broke their 36-hour accelerated by sharing thekua, a accepted saccharine made from wheat flour and jaggery, on with fruits and different homemade delicacies, bringing the festival to a close.