Sunrays | The exhilaration of Karwa Chauth

The northern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab are gearing up for Karwa Chauth festivities as the Hindu festival is just around the corner and falls on the fourth day after the moon in the month of Kartik.

This year, Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on November 01, 2023 when married Hindu women consume sargi or a meal before dawn, fast from sunrise till they see the moon at night without any water consumption and pray for the longevity of their respective husbands while unmarried women may observe a fast in the quest to find a prospective groom but who started it first?

Karwa Chauth 2023: Who was the first woman to observe the fast? Know the story of Karwa Chauth (HT File Photo)