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2024 date: 20 October (Sunday) ... Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi (Sanskrit: ... 2022 13 October [16] 2023 1 November [17] 2024
On Karva Chauth, the married women, especially in Northern India, fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in the states of Delhi , Haryana , Rajasthan , Punjab , Jammu , Uttar Pradesh , Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh .
Atla Tadde is a traditional festival celebrated by both unmarried and married Hindu women of Godavari and Krishna delta regions of Andhra Pradesh for getting a husband or for the health and long life of their husbands.
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 ...
A small earthen pot, preferably Karwa is kept on the top of the Kalash. Karwa is filled with the water and covered with its lid. The nozzle of the Karwa is blocked with the shoots of the grass. The commonly used shoot is known as Sarai Seenka which is a type of willow. The seven shoots of the grass are also offered to Ahoi Mata and lion.
Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Chaturthi after Amavasya or new moon. Devotees observe the fast for full day and night and meal is consumed the next day. This fast is mostly observed in Western and Southern India especially by the Brahmin community (Smarta or Shaiva).
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Karwa Chauth is a form of fasting practised in some parts of India where married women undertake a fast for the well-being, prosperity, and longevity of their husbands. The fast is broken after the wife views the moon through a sieve.