Heavy Rush Of Passengers At Railway Stations Due To Chhath Festival

INDORE, INDIA - OCTOBER 25: Passengers queue up in front of general compartment of Indore Patna Express, who wanted to go to their native place for the Chhath Puja, on October 25, 2014 in Indore, India. Chhath puja is observed as Surya Shashti, which is the sixth day of the month of Kartik (Hindu lunar calendar). The word Chhath means number six, thus the festival begins on the sixth day of this Hindu month, typically in the month of October or November in the Gregorian calendar. Chhath Puja demands an arduous observance, which requires the worshipers to fast without water for around thirty six hours. (Photo by Shankar Mourya/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)