Karwa Chauth

AmBo Karwa Chauth Scene by Favidoes

Nine days before Diwali, married women in the north observe Karwa Chauth. It is a day of fasting, moonrise to moonrise, to ensure the health and longeivity of their husbands. The women dress in their bridal saris, worship Pavarti and Shiva with ten earthen vessels full of sweets. When a wife glimpses the moon through a seive, the fast is broken, the husband feeds his wife, and the mood is set for the Festival of Lights. Above is a cinematic treatment of the occasion.