Chhath Puja is being observed with great devotion and love by hundreds of thousands of people in north India. As part of the festivities, aalta patra is offered to the Sun God. But, those who make these patras, an indispensable part of the puja ritual, live in darkness because the income from the labour intensive work is negligible.

Chhath Puja is being observed with great devotion and love by hundreds of thousands of people in north India. As part of the festivities, aalta patra is offered to the Sun God. But, those who make these patras, an indispensable part of the puja ritual, live in darkness because the income from the labour intensive work is negligible.