Mahottari. With the end of the Tihar festival, preparations are underway for the Chhath festival, which begins today, Kartik Shukla Chaturthi, with increased hustle and bustle in the villages and markets of Mahottari and the Mithila region. Locals are busy preparing for this four-day festival.As preparations for Chhath, considered a festival of faith, devotion, and piety, are underway, Chhath songs have started echoing in every household in the Mithila region. The atmosphere in Mithila has become festive with devotional songs praising the glory of Surya Dev (Sun God) and Shashti Devi (Chhathi Mata).For the festival preparations, locals are busy constructing...