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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Happy Karwa Chauth . . . Karva Chauth . . .


 Karva Chauth is considered to be a romantic festival, symbolizing the love between a husband and wife.
Muhabbat aik aisi bhi,
Khuda ki banai moti si,
Bhook pyaas se aur chamke..
Aise fitrat karva chauth ki jyoti si…
May The Moon Light, 
Flood Your Life With, 
Happiness & Joy, 
Peace & Harmony. 
Happy Karwa Chauth..!!
Seeing  celebrating karwa chauth in films may have  caused hearts to race, showing love and deep bonding where both men and women fast as a gesture of mutual regard for each other.
Karva Chauth, a special day for Indian women to dress up, shop, celebrate and enjoy.
Karva Chauth is celebrated in the month of October or November, nine days before Diwali
on 'kartik ki chauth', the fourth day of the dark moon.
Karva is another word for diya , a small earthen oil lamp and chauth means 'fourth' in Hindi 
as the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark fortnight, or krishna paksh.
This fast is observed mostly in North India. The married women undertake Karva Chauth fast for the long life and well being of her husband.  'Karwa Chauth' is a ritual of fasting observed by married Hindu women seeking the longlife,  well-being and prosperity of their husbands.  In spite of being one of the toughest fasts, karva chauth is the most awaited festival of the
year and is welcomed by married woman.
For this Karva chauth fast , women   they sing
..Sadaa suhagan karve lo, Pati ki pyari karve lo, Saat bhaiyon ke behen karve lo, Vart karni karve lo, Saas ki pyaari karve lo,...
and the fast gets  concluded, when  the women await the rising
of the moon. Time to break the fast.  The fast also moves beyond the home and is celebrated as a community occasion also.

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