Karwa Chauth 2020, is a popular Hindu festival that is predominantly celebrated in North India, and this year the festival will be celebrated across the country on November 4. The festival is a celebration of marriage, during which the wife fasts during the day as a prayer for a healthy and long life for her husband. According to Drik Panchang, Karwa Chauth takes place during the Hindu calendar month of Kartik in the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi phase. Karwa Chauth coincides with another important festival, Sankashti Chaturthi, which is a fast day in honor of Lord Ganesha. At Karwa Chauth, women begin their fast from dawn and do not consume a drop of water, much less food, until they see the moon. The festival is celebrated differently in all states, but in popular culture and Bollywood we see the culture of women fasting during the day, dressing and applying henna to their hands, then when the moon rises, they see the moon through. out of a sieve and then their husbands through it, then their husbands give them food and water. However, in reality the traditions vary slightly, in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, women pass pots called karvas between them, when seeing the reflection of the moon in the water or through a strainer, after this they offer water to the moon. Then the husband gives his wife water, after which she breaks her fast and eats.
In Andhra Pradesh, the festival is celebrated as Atla Tadde, women dress in traditional clothing, apply henna and sindhoor symbolizing your marital status. In other parts of northern India, women gather and listen to Karwa Chauth Katha.
According to Drik Panchang, the Karwa Chauth puja muhurat is from 5:34 pm to 6:52 pm, and the Karwa Chauth vrat or fast or upavasa hours are from 6:35 am to 8:12 pm. On November 4, the moon will rise at 8:12 pm. The Chaurthi Tithi will begin at 3:24 am on November 4 and end at 5:14 am on November 5.
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