Karva Chauth

Karva Chauth falls on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartik. Married women, mainly in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, fast from sunrise until the moon rises, praying for the wellbeing of their husbands. It is one of the days when bridal adornment is worn again: women put on wedding clothes and jewellery, sindoor in the hair parting, a bindi on the forehead, often a nose ring, and henna on the hands. In the evening they gather to tell the festival's story, and the fast is broken after looking at the moon, often through a sieve.

Guides tied to Karva Chauth

SindoorVermilion in the hair parting, a sign of marriageBindiThe forehead dot worn with festival dressNose jewelleryNose rings worn with bridal finery