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  2. Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    Karva Chauth 2018 Date 27 October In certain regions of Bengal, Northeast India, and Bhutan, notably during the Karva Chauth celebrations, a distinctive tradition is observed where teenage boys actively participate in the festivities and join married women in the fasting rituals. The practice is believed to symbolize a collective aspiration for ...

  3. Bhai Dooj - Wikipedia

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    Bhai Dooj (Hindi: भाई दूज) in the entire Northern part of India, observed during the Diwali festival. In Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it is also known as Bhaiya Dooj. It is widely celebrated by Maithils in Nepal and Bihar as Bhardutiya and people from various other ethnic

  4. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    On Karva Chauth, the married women, especially in Northern India, fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. [18] [19] [20] The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

  5. Punjabi festivals - Wikipedia

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    The fasting women collectively sitting in a circle, while doing Karwa Chauth puja, singing song while performing the feris (passing their thalis around in the circle) Karu-ay is the Punjabi name for the fast of Karva Chauth . [ 94 ]

  6. List of Sindhi Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Orthodox or strict Sindhi women do not even drink a sip of water until they break their fast. In the night after making an offering to the moon, they would break the fast. This is also referred to as the Sindhi version of Karwa Chauth [4] 6. Akhan Teej [5] In Sindh, Akshaya Tritiya is known as Akhandi which is celebrated in Vaisakha. On this ...

  7. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    Hindu harvest festival dedicated to Sun God Surya, celebrated in North and East India on the sixth day of the month of Kartika September – October: Navratri: Floating Hindu festival celebrating the first day of the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar October – November: Karva Chauth: Floating

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  9. Talk:Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    I am going to propose renaming this to Karva Chauth. This is the default pronunciation in Hindi as opposed to Karwa Chauth. See: bit.ly/aSmraY. Due to v-w partial allophone relationship in Hindi, sometimes people are indiscriminate about transliterating 'व'. In this case व follows an 'r' sound and the Hindi default pronunciation for that is ...