Karwa Chauth Sargi Time 2024: Auspicious time, significance, history of festival

Karwa Chauth is a festival dedicated to the eternal bond between spouses in the Indian society. Embodying love and devotion towards the loved ones, the festival is widely celebrated in the country.

Married women begin their fasting after the sun rises and end it upon moonsighting, wishing their husbands a long and prosperous life. The fasting is observed during Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu month of Kartik. Moreover, according to the Amanta calendar followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Southern India, it is Ashwin month, which is currently during Karwa Chauth.

The purpose of observing fast during Karwa Chauth for married women is to pray for a long and prosperous life for their husbands. Interestingly, husbands nowadys also observe fast, displaying love and affection towards their wives.