INDIA: The auspicious day of Karwa Chauth is widely celebrated around the globe. It is a ritual performed by married women for the long life of their husbands.
This day is dedicated to the Moon God, also known as Karak Chaturthi. This year, the festival is being observed on October 13, 2022.
On the special occasion of Karwa Chauth, all Hindu married women observe fasting and worship Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha. They listen to the holy ‘Katha’ (story) of Karwa Chauth and break their fast only after sighting and making offerings to the moon.
However, the day starts before sunrise and many ladies eat and drink plenty of juices and sweets that come from their in-law’s house. During the ongoing day, all married women get ready by wearing bangles, sarees, sindoor, bindi, etc.
Many married and unmarried women wear beautifully designed mehendis, as mehendi is believed to be a sign of propitiousness.
Timings for performing the 2022 Karwa Chauth puja ritual:
Karwa Chauth 2022: Puja Timing
Time: 05:54 p.m. – 07:09 p.m.
Karwa Chauth 2022: Fasting Time
06:20 a.m. to 08:09 p.m.
Karwa Chauth 2022: Moonrise timing
08:09 PM
Karwa Chauth has gained huge popularity amongst Bollywood celebrities. The B-town wives are a true definition of beauty with values as they observe fasting for their husbands and deck up beautifully on an auspicious day.
The charm of the festival is infinite, and stars like Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Anushka Sharma, Sunita Kapoor, and Natasha Dalal observe fasting for a whole day on Karwa Chauth.
Bollywood star Anil Kapoor’s wife, Sunita Kapoor, hosts Karwa Chauth puja at her residence every year and it becomes a star-studded gathering. Whereas Shilpa Shetty is the main attraction of the show because of her unique puja accessories and lively collection of pieces of jewellery which she loves to flaunt each year.
Yami Gautam, who got married last year, celebrated her first Karwa Chauth with her husband, Aditya Dhar, with great zeal and enthusiasm. She looked dapper in a classic red saree accessorised with a pair of danglers and a mangalsutra.
Natasha Dalal, the beloved wife of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, joined her husband in celebrating the auspicious day.The duo ditched the classic red attire and complemented each other with beautiful shuttle lavender and peach-coloured dress codes.
Shahid Kapoor’s wife Meera Rajput is also a style icon, and especially during the festive season, the couple loves to give major couple goals with their best photo shots. The mother of two proud children is a new-age wife. She keeps the perfect balance of being a wife as well as newly embracing motherhood.
Karwa Chauth Katha:
In the early past, there was a beautiful queen named Veervati, who was the only sister amongst seven loving and caring brothers.
On her first Karwa Chauth, she was present at her parents’ place instead of her in-laws’ house. She initiated a strict fast after sunrise. In the evening, she was waiting eagerly for the moonrise as she was starving out of hunger and thirst.
Seeing her suffering like this, her brothers installed a mirror in a peepal tree that made it look as if the moon was up in the sky. The moment Veervati broke her fast, she got the most unexpected news of her husband’s sudden demise. She became heartbroken and hopeless.
Veeravati instantly came home and met Goddess Parvati on her way. Maa Parvati revealed that she was fooled by her brothers. Then, after keeping Karwa Chauth fast with complete devotion, Yama, the Demi-lord of Death, restored her husband’s life.
This Karva Chauth Katha of Queen Veervati is quite popular and is usually heard by women observing the fast.
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