Karwa Chauth 2021 Date, Puja Timings: Widely celebrated within the northern a part of India, Karwa Chauth is the celebration of marriage, whereby the spouse fasts the complete day for an extended and wholesome life for her husband.
According to Drik Panchang, Karwa Chauth fasting is finished in the course of the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi within the Hindu month of ‘Kartik’. The origin of Karwa Chauth might be traced again to Mahabharata when Savitri begged the god of demise, Lord Yama, for her husband’s soul. Another episode within the epic talks about Pandavas and their spouse Draupadi. It is alleged that Arjuna went to the Nilgiris to hope and meditate for just a few days, nervous about his security Draupadi sought her brother Krishna’s assist. He suggested her to look at a strict quick identical to Goddess Parvati did for her husband Shiva’s security. Draupadi adhered to it, and quickly Arjuna returned house safely.
Karwa Chauth 2021: Fasting girls break into smiles after sighting the moon. (Express picture by Vishal Srivastav)
This yr, the competition might be celebrated on Sunday, October 24. The Upavasa timing is from 6:27 am to eight:07 pm and Puja muhurat is from 5:43 pm to six:59 pm. Moonrise on Karwa Chauth Day is predicted to occur from 8:07 pm.
Every yr, the competition falls on the fourth day of the Kartik month within the lunisolar calendar. It will get its identify from ‘Karva’ which implies earthen pots used to retailer wheat, and ‘chauth’ which means the fourth day. Women purchase new earthen pots or karwa and embellish them and put presents like bangles, bindis and sweets inside them. On at the present time, they change their karwas with different women.
Women get up early earlier than dawn to look at the rituals. They start their day with sargi – a plate stuffed with heavy and nutritious meals which include ghee-loaded halwa, dry fruits, and contemporary fruits given by their mom in-laws. Following which the ladies observe a rigorous quick with out meals and even water for the complete day. It is barely when the moon rises that they carry out additional rituals and worship the moon to interrupt their day-long quick. Usually, husbands and fiancées are anticipated to feed the primary chunk of meals to their wives.
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