Women across India proved one can never be overdressed for Karva Chauth

Not all of us know who invented Hindu festival Karva Chauth. But married women owe him/her a lot. When/how else would they dress up like a bride every year? (PTI)

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Not all of us know who invented Hindu festival Karva Chauth. But married women owe him/her a lot. When/how else would they dress up like a bride every year? (PTI)

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Or pose for selfies like these married women from Jalandhar in Punjab. Married women decorate their hands with henna on Karva Chauth festival and observe a fast to pray for the longevity and well being of their husbands. A look at the festivities across India. (PTI)

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Married women perform rituals on the occasion of Karva Chauth in Patna on Wednesday. (PTI)

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Women pose for on the occasion of Karva Chauth in Indore. (PTI)

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Married women perform rituals of Karva Chauth festival in Jammu. (PTI)

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Hindu married women perform rituals on Karva Chauth festival in Ahmadabad. (AP)

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Teachers show their henna-applied hands during the Karva Chauth celebrations at a school in Reetkheri in Patiala. (PTI)

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A women on the occasion of Karva Chauth in Mirzapur. (PTI)