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  2. Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon. On Karva Chauth women observe a fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. [5] [6] The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in Nepal and the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh.

  3. Talk:Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    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.

  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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    Jharkri is a clay pot in which dry sweet dishes are kept. Mothers are required to eat something sweet in the morning and then fast all day. Jhakrya fast is observed four days after Karva Chauth and is related to Hoi Mata. A mother who keeps Jhakrya da varat for the first time will distribute the sweets kept in the Jhakri to her husband's clan.

  6. Pativrata - Wikipedia

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    The Karva Chauth is a similar observance held in North India when women pray for the longevity of their husbands. [7] The Savitri Vrata is a fast undertaken by women to pray for the long lives of their husbands in certain regions.

  7. Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq - Wikipedia

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    They meet Kiran, Rajeev's eavesdropping sister, Komal, Rajeev's wife, Sanjana, Akash's modern, stylish sister and later, Dadi, the eldest member of the family. Komal, Kiran and Sanjana can't stand Prithvi at all. Kiran decides to leave the house as Prithvi drove her crazy. Prithvi finds it hard to adapt to city life.

  8. 'Night-Grazing' Is the Persian Tradition That Keeps Food ...

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    Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (also spelled Shabe Yalda), marks the longest night of the year in Iran and in many other Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries. On the winter solstice, in a ...

  9. Mehndi - Wikipedia

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    Hindu women apply mehndi during festivals like Karva Chauth, Vat Purnima, Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Navratri, Durga Puja, and Teej. [3] Muslim women apply mehndi during occasions like Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. [4] At Hindu and Sikh festivals, women often have henna applied to their hands, feet and sometimes the backs of their shoulders. Conversely ...