Karva Chauth
Karva Chauth
Karva Chauth
It is a famous festival which is celebrated in Northern India in which a wife have fast for their husband from morning till they see the moon. In this festival, they pray to God from their husbands side for his happiness and protections.The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon, in the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik. Women begin preparing for Karva Chauth a few days in advance, by buying cosmetics (shringar), traditional ornaments or jewelry, and puja items, such as the Karva lamps, matthi, henna and the decorated puja thali (plate). It is traditional for the sargi to be sent or given to the fasting woman by her mother-in-law. If she lives with her mother-in-law, the pre-dawn meal is prepared by the mother-in-law.
It is a famous festival which is celebrated in Northern India in which a wife have fast for their husband from morning till they see the moon. In this festival, they pray to God from their husbands side for his happiness and protections.The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon, in the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik. Women begin preparing for Karva Chauth a few days in advance, by buying cosmetics (shringar), traditional ornaments or jewelry, and puja items, such as the Karva lamps, matthi, henna and the decorated puja thali (plate). It is traditional for the sargi to be sent or given to the fasting woman by her mother-in-law. If she lives with her mother-in-law, the pre-dawn meal is prepared by the mother-in-law.
