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• Indian Festival Karwa Chauth, Part 2: Celebrations

  In Culture, Events, Women / 29 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  This festival comes 9 days before Diwali on ‘kartik ki chauth’, i.e., on the fourth day of the new moon immediately after Dusshera, in the month of ‘Karthik’ (October-November). The day of Karwa Chauth is [...]

• Indian Festival Karwa Chauth, Part 1: Origin

  In Culture, Events, Women / 29 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  The fast of Karwa Chauth is of particular importance to all Hindu married women in India. They believe that the festival ensures prosperity, longevity and well-being of their husbands. The origin of this festival was [...]