Chhath Puja Oct 27, 2025

Today"s image features Mumbai"s Juhu Beach, where waves meet devotion as thousands gather for Chhath Puja, one of India"s most ancient and rigorous festivals. Though rooted in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh, the tradition travels with communities, turning city shorelines into spaces of worship beneath the open sky. Chhath is dedicated to Surya, the Sun God, and his consort Usha, revered as Chhathi Maiya. Devotees fast, pray and thank the Sun God for sustaining life while seeking blessings for health, prosperity and children"s well-being.

© Dinodia Photo/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A kiss and a sigh
Oct 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Oct 27, 2024Polar Bear Week

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 16, 2025World Sea Turtle Day
Aug 23, 2023Cenotaphs, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
Mar 31, 2024Happy Easter!
Jul 8, 2025Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
Aug 24, 2023Shark Fin Cove, California, USA
Mar 1, 2025Sandstone hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Nov 17, 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
Jan 11, 2025Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
The victory of good over evil
The Big Apple with a foggy topping
Jun 20, 2024Summer solstice
Giants of the Southern Ocean
Feb 28, 2024Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
Jun 28, 2024Stonewall uprising anniversary
Dec 18, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Nov 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Unbe-leaf-able
Dec 11, 2023Huangshan Mountains, China
Oct 8, 2023World Octopus Day
Jan 4, 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Apr 2, 2025Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah, United States
Nov 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Aug 12, 2025World Elephant Day
Cascade in the City of Waterfalls
Aug 25, 2023Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Apr 7, 2024North American beaver
Apr 3, 2024Munnar, Kerala
When just a pinch of salt won’t do
Jan 17, 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California, United States
Jun 15, 2025Happy Fathers Day!