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Karwa Chauth festival (india)

Karwa Chauth Festival is the most significant occasion that strengthens the sacred marital bond between husband and wife. Karva Chauth is a very traditional festival celebrated in the form of fasting by married women. On this day women observe a day long fast without having food or water and pray for the prosperity and longevity of their husbands. The fasting ritual of Karva Chauth signifies utmost love and devotion of a wife to her husband.

However this strict practice to shun food and water for the entire day has been to some extent altered. Further, married women offer prayers to Hindu god and goddess such as Shiva and Parvati. The prayers on the day of Karwa Chauth are offered with the motive of seeking blessings that would enable them to enjoy successful married lives. It is during afternoon that women assemble in neighborhood for a prayer ceremony. They recite very popular Karva Chauth story. On the time of the puja, women wear bright red or pink clothes and stunning jewelry. Once the prayer ceremony is over all the women eagerly wait for moon rise. As soon as moon appears on sky every woman come to their terrace and offer prayers to ensure well being for their husband and family. They offer water to moon 16 times. An elderly woman of the family again recites story of Karwa Chauth. Later, the daughter in laws offer a small painted clay pot or say Auli filled with rice and other things to their mother-in-laws. At the end of these rituals, all women break their fast with a sip of water. There are some unmarried girls also who observe fasts on Karwa Chauth with the hope of getting good husband.

The festival is celebrated nine days before Diwali, or the festival of lights, on the fourth day of the waning moon in the Hindu month of Kartik, around October-November. Married women, old and young, begin their fast on the day of Karva Chauth well before sunrise (around 4 a.m.), and eventually partake of food and water only after spotting the moon, which generally rises at about 8.30 p.m. But this is not to say that it is a solemn day solely symbolic of privation, as a good measure of festivity, rituals and merriment complement its more serious implications. In fact many women do not adhere very strictly to the guidelines laid down for the fast, and while they choose to abstain from food, they drink water, tea and coffee.

 
festival in india

Holi festival
Janamashtami festival
Maha Kumbh Mela festival
Mahashivratri festival
Guru Purnima festival
navratri-festival
Onam festival
Pongal festival
Raksha Bandhan festival
Ramlila festival
Muharram festival
Ram Navami Festival
Mahavir Jayanthi festival
Id-Ul-Fitter festival
Gudi Padwa / Ugadi festival
Makara Sankranti festival
Vasanth Panchami festival
Buddha Purnima festival
Teej festival
Naag Panchami Festival
Karwa Chauth festival
Rath Yatra festival
Bhai Duj festival
 
 
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