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Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. [2] It is celebrated [ 3 ] especially in the Indian states of Bihar , Jharkhand , and Eastern Uttar Pradesh ; [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and Koshi , Gandaki , Bagmati , Lumbini and Madhesh Provinces of Nepal .
Chhath, also called "Dala Chhath", Surya vrat, is a Vedic festival celebrated in Bihar. It is celebrated twice a year: once in the summers, called the Chaiti Chhath, and once around a week after Deepawali, called the Karthik Chhath. The Karthik Chhath is more popular because winters are the usual festive season in northern India, and fasting ...
Districts of Bihar. Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks.. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service.
Dalits in Bihar are a social group composed of many Scheduled Castes, placed at the bottom of the "caste-based social order".The Dalits also include some of the erstwhile untouchable castes, who suffered various forms of oppression in the feudal-agrarian society of Bihar.
Chhath, also called Dala Chhath, is a major ancient festival in Bihar. [236] It is celebrated twice a year: once in the summer, called the Chaiti Chhath, and once about a week after Deepawali, called the Kartik Chhath. Durga Puja, held in September–October, is Patna's another important festival; it is an occasion for glamorous celebrations.
Umga Sun Temple also known as a Umga Surya Mandir is a Hindu temple in Madanpur, Aurangabad, Bihar. The temple is a Sun shrine, dedicated to Lord Sun for Chhath Puja. The temple is located in Madanpur, Aurangabad in the Indian State of Bihar. Umga Sun Temple is situated on Umga hills, Umga hills famous as a tourist place in Aurangabad Bihar.
Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal - प्रमंडल)), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Anchal). [1] [2] The state is divided into 9 divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles. [3] 12 municipal corporations, 88 Nagar Parishads and 154 Nagar Panchayats for administrative purposes.
The Bihar School Examination Board (abbreviated BSEB) is a statutory body under section 3 of the Bihar School Examination Act - 1952, which is functioning under the Government of Bihar devised to conduct examinations at secondary and senior secondary standards in both government and private schools belonging to the state of Bihar.