President Murmu marks another first, participates in Chhath Puja at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Pictures released by the Rashtrapati Bhavan official X handle captured Murmu praying to the Sun God, along with other women devotees at the President’s House
Following President Droupadi Murmu becoming the first woman head of state to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa’s temple in Kerala’s Sabarimala, she marked Chhath at Rashtrapati Bhavan, another first.
Pictures released by the Rashtrapati Bhavan official X handle captured Murmu praying to the Sun God, along with other women devotees at the President’s House. Earlier, on Wednesday, President Murmu prayed at Sabarimala, becoming the first woman President to do so and the second President to pray at the shrine after the late VV Giri.
Chhath, a festival associated with the eastern state of Bihar, has gained prominence over time.
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