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Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): Chhath devotees offered ‘arghya’ to the rising sun and performed puja on the banks of River Krishna ghat in Vijayawada on Friday morning as part of the rituals on the last day of the festival. Visuals show women holding a ‘soop and a dagar’ to place and offer items to the deity in the festival. Traditionally made of bamboo, the soop is used to offer items to the deity during the time of the sun’s worship and dagar is used to place items like fruits and vegetables. Speaking to ANI about the festival, Dinesh Kumar, a devotee said, “I and my …