Gorakhpur/Ghazipur, Oct. 28 -- The festive spirit of Chhath Mahaparv turned into tragedy in Gorakhpur today morning when two persons, including a teenager, drowned in separate incidents during ritual bathing and offerings in the Gola and Barhalganj areas.
In the first incident, 35-year-old Chandan, son of Babulal from Dandi Khas village in the Gola area, drowned in a pond around 6 am while offering arghya (ritual offering) with local devotees.
According to witnesses, Chandan entered the pond to take a bath after the offering, but slipped and fell into deep water. Despite villagers' attempts to rescue him, he could not be saved.
He was rushed to the Gola Community Health Center (CHC), where doctors declared him dead. Locals said that no o...