Karwa Chauth
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Karwa Chauth Katha
You know how some stories don’t really begin at the beginning? They sort of drift toward you. Like when you’re sitting on a terrace in October, the air a little cooler than it was last week, and somewhere below a group of women are laughing, bangles clinking, someone calling out, “Chaand nikla kya?”Karwa Chauth isn’t…
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Karwa Chauth
Karwa Chauth Festival: Importance, Customs, Spiritual Practices, and Observance Date Karwa Chauth is a festival that married women participate in, and is one of the most important celebrations in the Hindu calendar. They participate in a fast in order to pray and wish for the health, prosperity, and the longevity for their husbands. It is…