Chhath festival marked in India, Nepal

Women light butter lamps while performing religious rituals to offer prayers for rising sun during Chhath Festival at the bank of Narayani river at Narayangarh in Chitwan, Nepal, on Nov. 3, 2019. The Chhath Festival is dedicated to the sun, which is regarded as a token of stability and prosperity, and a Vedic goddess "Chhathi Maiya." (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)