Three federal government ministers and Israeli ambassador arrive in Janakpur to worship during Chhath festival
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The Chhath festival, celebrated with special joy in the Terai-Madhesh region to pray for the long life of children, has also become a center of 'religious tourism'. The attractive decoration of the reservoir attracts more domestic and foreign tourists to Janakpur to witness the Chhath festival.
Arghya will be offered to the setting sun on Monday and to the rising sun on Friday morning from the reservoir. The reservoir in Janakpur has been decorated with attractive pavilions for the Chhath festival, and the twinkling lights installed there have enhanced the beauty of the reservoir. There is a rush of people to celebrate and watch the Chhath festival in Janakpur's Ganga Sagar, Dhanush Sagar, Aragja Sir, Bidal Sir, Rukmini Sir and other ponds.
Federal Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Industry and Law Minister Anil Kumar Sinha and Youth and Sports Minister Bablu Gupta arrived in Janakpur by air on Monday afternoon. All three federal ministers will observe the Chhath Puja from a two-storey ghat on the southern bank of Ganga Sagar in Janakpur in the evening. Along with the ministers, Home Secretary Rameshwor Dangal has also arrived in Janakpur to watch the Chhath Puja.
Similarly, Israel's Ambassador to Nepal, Khanan Goder, has also arrived in Janakpur to observe the Chhath festival. He will visit Ganga Sagar Lake on Monday evening and observe the Chhath Puja.
The hotels here are full of tourists coming to observe the Chhath festival in Janakpur. According to Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, the owner of Hotel Welcome, a large number of Indian and Japanese tourists have come to Janakpur to observe the Chhath festival. 'Almost all the hotels are full of foreign tourists,' said Jhunjhunwala, 'Although the Gen-G movement has reduced the number of foreign tourists coming to observe the Chhath festival, the tourists who have come now have done a promising business.'
