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Chhath Puja in Patna and Gaya

OctoberNovemberdates shift yearly

Riverbank rituals at sunrise and sunset a few days after Diwali. Trains into Bihar are the hardest tickets of the year — book the moment the window opens.

Can fall in October or November. It follows a lunar calendar, so the date moves every year — confirm it before booking anything non-refundable.

Where to see it

Patna

Patna · Bihar

Ancient Pataliputra — City of History

Patna JunctionPatna (Lok Nayak Jayaprakash) Airport, 6 km

Gaya

Gaya · Bihar

Sacred City of Ancestor Rites on the Falgu

Gaya Junction, 1 kmGaya International Airport, 10 km

Around the same time

Other festivals that can fall in October or November.