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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]
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.
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 .
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 ...
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).
Karwa Chauth (Purnimanta/Solar) ... Time Keeping Practices. Hindu units of time; ... This page was last edited on 19 December 2024, ...
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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.