Many devotees gathered at the Yamuna river for ritual bathing, despite thick layers of toxic foam blanketing the water body.

A layer of smog was seen blanketing many areas in the city. Mist or smog is expected to cover the city at night, according to an IMD forecast.

Delhi High Court dismisses plea for Chhath Puja along Yamuna due to pollution, offers alternative arrangements at 1,000 ghats.

The court said, "Today, our mindset needs to be clean. The problem is, in our mind, that the Yamuna is uncleaned. We are not cleaning our minds. If you can clean that, then you can clean Yamuna very quickly.