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Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi (Sanskrit: करकचतुर्थी, romanized: Karakachaturthī) [3] is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Nepal, Northern India and Western Indiain October or November on the Bikram Sambat month of Kartika. [4]
The pativrata of a wife towards her husband is a recurring theme in Hindu literature, and occurs in various legends of Hindu mythology. It is a concept that is usually portrayed to be a powerful factor that protects a woman's husband from curses, death, and any ill-omens that threaten his well-being.
Bhai Dooj, Bhai Tika, Bhaubeej, Bhai Beej, Bhai Phonta or Bhratri Dwitiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) of Kartika, the eighth month of the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or the Shalivahana Shaka calendar.
Vat Purnima (= vaṭapūrṇimā, also called Vat Savitri Vrat) is a Hindu celebration observed by married women in North India and in the Western Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat.
Urdu is more specific for Muslims. Using Urdu script may depict that Karva Chauth is a Muslim festival, which is definitely false. You clearly do not understand that *lots* of Hindus use Urdu, both in Pakistan and in J&K. There is a tonne of Karva Chauth materials in Urdu, including the entire recitation and all the materials in Urdu.
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. [2] It is celebrated [3] especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh; [4] [5] and the Nepalese Autonomous provinces of Koshi, Lumbini, and Madhesh.
They have a ritualistic importance for the Karva Chauth festival (celebrated in parts of Northern & Western India) where, along with Lapsi and dry fruits, they are part of the sargi ensemble consumed just before the fast associated with the festival begins.
Mangala sutras are made in a variety of designs. The common ones are the Lakshmi tali worn by the Telugus of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which contain images of Lakshmi, the goddess of auspiciousness, ela tali or minnu worn by the Malayalees of Kerala, and the Kumbha tali worn by the Tamils of the Kshatriya caste in Tamil Nadu.