Express your love for her in the most special way. These days, however, women have introduced a few changes in the festival to suit their schedules.
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Known for observing religious rituals meticulously, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she will observe the “Karwa Chauth” fast on October 30, even while attending to official duties.
Ironically, it’s believed that a mixture of a quick, prayers and the blessings of the lunar deity helps ladies to realize energy to confront and stop unlucky occasions for his or her husbands. It appeals to the Indian woman’s sense of fusion dressing and complements both traditional and western attire. We like to be chatpata, just like the folks at Kurkure who are asking #WhySoSweet this Karva Chauth. In my opinion, even loved ones won’t want you to suffer. A tradition observed largely by Punjabis, it is a sort of food hamper that a mother-in-law lovingly assembles for her daughter-in-law.
Bollywood has immortalised this traditional ritual, wherein the so-called estrogen brigade stays hungry and thirsty for an entire day only to pacify an angry God, who will bless their husbands and lovers with longer and healthier lives. Usually wives take food before the sunrise on Karva Chauth that includes nuts, vermicelli kheer and mathri. Eat a heavy meal like multigrain chapatti with vegetables or paneer. All that is left now is to wait for the moon to rise. The women dress up and gather together to perform the puja.
Click on this slide show to know why moon is worshipped on this day….
The Karva chauth katha is read out aloud as the thali with a sweet, glass of water, a diya and other puja materials is passed around in a circle.
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Different people break the fast in different ways. “I always wanted to do it and when I told my fiance about it, he offered to fast too”, said Sonal, who was excited as well as nervous about the big day. And if you already have the conditions it could make matters worse.
