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Karwa Chauth 2023 Moon Rise Highlights: Karwa Chauth Moon sighted in Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh; women end fast
Karwa Chauth 2023 Moon Sighting Highlights: Karwa Chauth moon has been sighted in different parts of the country. Married women break fast.
Karwa Chauth Live Updates: The auspicious Hindu festival of Karwa Chauth is being celebrated today, November 1. Also known as Karaka Chaturthi or Karva Chauth, the Hindu calendar generally dictates that the festival falls on the fourth day after the full Moon in Kartik month. Married Hindu women observe an arduous day-long fast from dawn to moonrise and wish for the long lives of their husbands. They don't drink water or have any food throughout this period. The women pray to the Moon, worship Karva Mata, Maa Parvati, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya, dress up in new traditional red-coloured clothes, do solah sringar, apply henna on their hands, and more. They also chant prayers and pass around Karvas or earthen pots among themselves as a part of the Karwa Chauth ritual before sighting the moon. After watching the Moon from a sieve, fasting women offer Arghaya to the Moon and break the fast by eating a morsel of food and a sip of water from their husband's hands....Read More
Karwa Chauth fast begins with a pre-daw mean called Sargi, which married women receive from their mother-in-law. It is consumed before sunrise, after which 12-15 hours of fasting begins. An ideal Sargi is a thali that consists of bridal essentials, idols of gods and goddesses, sweets, and savouries, and it should also include dry fruits, coconuts, vermicelli, and fruits. Meanwhile, the festival is celebrated all across the country with fervour, especially in north Indian states like Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu, western Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Karwa Chauth 2023: Married women break fast in Ghaziabad
As the moon was sighted in different parts of the country, women broke their day-long arduous fast of Karwa Chauth. Women in Ghaziabad also ended their nirjala vrat. In the above image, married women look at the moon through a sieve as part of rituals.
Moon shines bright in New Delhi
Moon has been sighted in New Delhi and married women are breaking their day-long Karwa Chauth fast.
UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak's Karwa Chauth celebrations
Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak and his wife Namrata Pathak perform the rituals of Karwa Chauth.
Married women perform rituals in Shimla after sighting Karwa Chauth Moon
Karwa Chauth 2023: Women break fast in Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gurugram, Ghaziabad
The Karwa Chauth Moon has been sighted and women across the country are breaking their fast.
Women perform Karwa Chauth rituals in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Karwa Chauth 2023 Moon not spotted yet
Married women all over the country wait for the Moon to rise in the sky so they can break their arduous Karwa Chauth vrat.
Parineeti Chopra shares a glimpse of her first Karwa Chauth mehendi
Parineeti Chopra, who married Raghav Chadha recently, posted a picture of her mehendi, which she applied for her first Karwa Chauth. She captioned the post, "Waiting [moon emoji]."
Ankita Lokhande and Vicky Jain celebrate Karwa Chauth
Ankita Lokhande shared a video of herself and her husband, Vicky Jain, performing Karwa Chauth rituals. "Love, respect & support prevails any & every hardships, and that's exactly what we saw last night. Let 'imperfections are perfect' be the new mindset for Karwa Chauth," she captioned the post.
Moonrise time today: Correct citywise list for you
The Moonrise timings for various cities across India on Karwa Chauth are as follows:
New Delhi - 8:15 pm
Himachal Pradesh - 8:07 pm
Noida - 8:14 pm
Kolkata - 7:46 pm
Gurugram - 8:16 pm
Bhopal - 8:29 pm
Lucknow - 8:05 pm
Chennai - 8:43 pm
Pune - 8:56 pm
Kanpur - 8:08 pm
Ghaziabad - 8:14 pm
Mumbai - 8:59 pm
Agra - 8:16 pm
Aligarh - 8:13 pm
Chandigarh - 8:10 pm
Bhubaneshwar - 8:02 pm
Panaji - 9:04 pm
Jaipur - 8:26 pm
Hyderabad - 8:40 pm
Patna - 7:51 pm
Ahmedabad - 8:50 pm
Indore - 8:38 pm
Women in Madhya Pradesh perform Karwa Chauth rituals in Gwalior
Karwa Chauth Arghya vidhi
Married women recite the Karwa Chauth Katha in the evening. After this ritual, they offer Arghya to the Moon along with a silver coin and Akshat in the Kalash. After this, they break the fast by drinking water after seeing their husband.
Karwa Chauth 2023 Moonrise time in Pune
The Karwa Chauth 2023 moonrise timing in Pune is 8:56 pm.
Karwa Chauth: When will the moon rise in your city?
Finding out the correct moonrise time is essential for Karwa Chauth. Married women break their fast after sighting the Moon. Check out Moonrise Time in your city here.
Lucknow, Kolkata and Jammu and Kashmir moon sighting time
Lucknow - 8:05 pm
Kolkata - 7:46 pm
Jammu and Kashmir - 8:12 pm
What to do after sighting the Moon on Karwa Chauth 2023?
After the moonrise, married women sight the moon. They perform a ceremonial ritual, signifying commitment and strengthening the marital bond. During this ritual, women sight the Moon through a sieve. Then, fasting women watch their husbands through it. They perform aarti, offer Arghya to the moon, pray for their husband's long life and prosperity, and break the fast by drinking water from their husband's hand. They also have a small home-cooked meal.
Karwa Chauth celebrations take place in New Delhi
Rituals to perform in the evening
Women break their nirjala fast in the evening on Karwa Chauth after sighting the Moon. They look at the Moon through a sieve or a transparent cloth, pray and make offerings (Arghya), and drink water from their husband's hands to break the vrat. They also eat a morsel of food from his hands. After this, they have food prepared at home. You should always break fast with light, easy-to-digest foods, such as fruits, yogurt, and soup. Avoid eating heavy, spicy, and oily foods.
Shilpa Shetty's Karwa Chauth celebrations
Shilpa Shetty shared a video of herself performing Karwa Chauth rituals with other married women at Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor's residence. The star posted the clip with the caption, “Happy Karva Chauth ladies. Thankyou @kapoor.sunita for all the meticulous planning and doing all the rituals with so much love.”
Karwa Chauth celebrations at Kamal Nath’s son and Congress MP Nakul Nath's residence
Married women perform Karwa Chauth rituals in Madhya Pradesh at Kamal Nath’s son and Congress MP Nakul Nath's residence. Watch video.
Mira Rajput, Shilpa Shetty, Geeta Basra and others arrive for Karwa Chauth Puja
Mira Rajput, Shilpa Shetty, Geeta Basra, Natasha Dalal and others visited Anil Kapoor's residence in Mumbai to celebrate Karwa Chauth and perform rituals.
Karwa Chauth 2022: Fasting tips for working women
While fasting is a norm during Karwa Chauth, for working women it might be a little difficult if they do not follow certain diet tips. Check out some tips that will help you today.
Karwa Chauth moonrise time in Chennai
The moon will rise at 8:43 pm in Chennai, according to Drik Panchang.
Women perform Karwa Chauth rituals in Varanasi
A video of married women performing the rituals of Karvwa Chauth in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by ANI. Married women are celebrating Karwa Chauth today for the long lives of their husbands.
Shilpa Shetty's Karwa Chauth Sargi
Shilpa Shetty posted a video on Instagram and gave a glimpse of the items in her Karwa Chauth Sargi. In the huge thali, one could see matthi, sweets and and lachcha seviyan. Besides food, there were bangles, bindi and mehendi. "#Sargi #Happyfasting," she captioned the post, adding a few red heart emojis and a nazar amulet emoji.
