(In Pics) Karva Chauth celebrations across the country
(In Pics) Karva Chauth celebrations across the country.
Women across the country are prepping up for the Karva Chauth celebrations to be held today. From Henna decorations on their hands to buying bangles and new clothes, this is a much-awaited festival among the Hindu women of India.
The festival falls on the fourth day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar. On this day, married women and those reaching the marriageable age fast from sunrise to moonrise praying for the safety and longevity of their husbands, fiancés or desired husbands.
To be celebrated today, the moonrise timings as reported by the Indian Express are as follows:
Moonrise
time
in
Uttar
Pradesh
-
8:35
pm
Moonrise
time
in
Mumbai
-
9:21
pm
Moonrise
time
in
Rajasthan
-
8:56
pm
Moonrise
time
in
Himachal
Pradesh
-
8:43
pm
Moonrise
time
in
Punjab
-
8:49
pm
Moonrise
time
in
Haryana
-
8:48
pm
Moonrise
time
in
Bengaluru
-
9:09
pm
Moonrise
time
in
Kolkata
-
8:11
pm
Shopping spree before the celebrations
Jammu: Women shop for bangles ahead of the Hindu festival of "Karva Chauth" in Jammu on Monday. PTI
Praying for the beloved
Nagpur: Women buying bangles for Karva Chauth festival in Nagpur on Monday. PTI
The bangle market
Moradabad: Women buying bangles for Karva Chauth festival in Moradabad on Monday. PTI
Mehendi
Jammu: Women get mehndi (henna) designs on their palms ahead of Karva Chauth in Jammu on Monday. PTI
Mehendi
Ajmer: A woman gets her hand decorated with henna ahead of Karva Chauth in Ajmer on Tuesday. PTI
Waiting for their moon
Nagpur: A woman shows the freshly applied Henna (Mehandi) on her hands ahead of Karva Chauth in Nagpur, Maharashtra on Tuesday. PTI
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