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Karwa Chauth 2018: Moon rise time, Puja Vidhi, Feast and more

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Karwa Chauth, a traditional festival celebrated with great enthusiasm among Hindu families is largely commemorated by married women. The festival falls during the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the month of Kartik as per the Hindu calendar. Generally, women who are either married or those who are reaching the age of marriage observe a nirjala fast  from sunrise to moonrise, for the safety and longevity of their husbands.

This fast is generally observed in the Northern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.

Date and Puja Timings

This year, Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on October 27, Saturday.

Moonrise on Karwa Chauth: 8:02 PM

Also read: Explained: Why do we celebrate Karwa Chauth?

Significance of Karwa Chauth

Origin of Karwa Chauth can be traced back in Mahabharat where Savitri begged the death God ‘Yamraja’ to return her husband’s soul. Following the footsteps of Savitri, women celebrate this festival of companionship with a lot of fervour and the preparation starts way ahead. The women wear bright and beautiful dresses and decorate mehndi designs on their hands. The fast is broken only after moon rises.

Sargi – The festive feast

The Sargi which is savoured before sunrise on the day of Karwa Chauth, mostly comprises of mathri, mithai, kaju-kishmish or dry fruits and other foods.

After breaking the fast, women enjoy a scrumptious feast along with their families. The meal consists of delicious dishes such as rice kheer, chhole- puri, chaat, dahi bhalla, pulao and other delicacies.

Karwa Chauth Rituals

Married women, wake up early in the morning (at sunrise) to eat sargi. After eating sargi, women stay without water and food all day until they spot the moon. Before the moon sighting, a community ceremony is held for married women. Women adorn beautiful red sarees or lehengas and sit in a circle with their puja thalis. Stories of karwa chauth are narrated and various songs are sung.

On this day, women pray to Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Kartik. Thereafter, women pray to the clay idols of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Kartik to seek blessings for their husbands and family.

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All of them exchange karwas or clay pots seven times to complete the pheras. This is followed by offering foods like halwa, puri, mathri, meethi mathri or kheer to the deity. This puja can be done separately or in a group.

In the evening, women perform a puja, offer foods to the deities and pray for the safety and longevity of their husband.

Once the moon is spotted, women look at the moon and their husbands through a sieve (chhanni) after which water is offered to the moon to seek its blessings as part of the Karwa Chauth rituals. Husbands then offer some water to their wives to break their fast.

Also read: Women fast for love, not tradition on Karwa Chauth: Survey

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