Karwa Chauth starts 4.40pm today

Karwa Chauth is being celebrated today with much fervour in Faridabad. The Haryana government already announced that Friday would be observed as a public holiday for all women employees in the government on the occasion. All Hindu married women in this part of India and especially the Punjabi community everywhere had been waiting for this moment. This Vrat will start today 04.40 in the afternoon. Married women fast one whole day without food or water for the long life of their husbands. The ritual signifies extreme love and devotion to the husband, as evidenced by the wife's willingness to suffer for his well being.

It is celebrated on the chaturthi tithi after the full Moon in the month of kartik in the Hindu calendar.

Despite recession in financial market shopkeepers are doing brisk business. However some shopkeepers in Old Faridabad market said that customers are not coming in numbers they usually anticipate at this time of the year. Some experts says that this Deepawali will also be affected by low sentiment in the narket.

When and how this tradition started; there are several stories related. According to http://www.karwachauth.com/ a woman named Karva was deeply devoted to her husband. One day while bathing, he was caught by a crocodile. Karva came running and bound the crocodile with a cotton yarn. She then went to Yama, the Lord of the death, and requested him to send the offending crocodile to hell. When Yama refused, she threatened to curse him. Afraid of the power of a devoted wife, Yama readily accepted and sent the crocodile to Yamalok or hell, and blessed Karva's husband with long life.

Karwa recipes
जरूर रखें कार्तिक का करवाचौथ व्रत

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