RANCHI: At least 15 people died of drowning during the Chhath Puja celebrations across Jharkhand, observed on Monday and Tuesday. Reports indicate that most of. Reports indicate that most of the victims drowned while offering prayers or bathing in ponds and rivers.In a recent incident, four girls, belonging to the same family, drowned in a pond at Jhardag village under the Shahpur Panchayat of Katkamsandi in Hazaribagh.