punjabi
Karva Chauth
ਕਰਵਾ ਚੌਥ
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Karva Chauth is a North Indian Hindu observance especially prominent among Punjabi Hindu families. Married women keep a dawn-to-moonrise fast (nirjala, without food or water) for the long life and wellbeing of their husbands, breaking the fast after sighting the moon through a sieve. It is accompanied by sargi (a pre-dawn meal from the mother-in-law), henna, and festive dress.
What to do
Sargi
Pre-dawn meal eaten before the fast begins.
Moonrise fast-breaking
Viewing the moon through a sieve, then the husband offers the first sip of water.
In the diaspora
Community pujas are organized at mandirs and homes; timing is adjusted to local moonrise. Some families adapt the custom to be mutual between partners.
When is Karva Chauth?
- Karva Chauth 2026
- October 29, 2026
- Karva Chauth 2027
- October 18, 2027
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