Karwa Chauth 2019 Vrat Puja Vidhi: Moonrise Timings, Shubh Muhurat and Rituals For Married and Unmarried Women to Observe And End Karva Chauth Vrat

Karwa Chauth is an annual one-day festival that is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour in some parts of India. Karwa Chauth 2019 will be celebrated on October 17. Married women observe a stringent fast from sunrise to moonrise on this day, and pray for the long life, good health and prosperity of their husband and family. Karwa Chauth is celebrated on the fourth day in the Hindu month of Kartik or Krishna Paksha Chaturthi, and there are specific Karwa Chauth Puja Vidhi that are followed while celebrating this festival. Right from the rime of the Karwa Chauth Upwas (Vrat) to the Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat, there are various things that the women who observe this fast need to keep in mind. Karwa Chauth 2019 Wishes for Husband: WhatsApp Messages in Hindi, Stickers, Greetings, Images, Romantic Shayari, Facebook Quotes and Status to Wish Him Happy Karva Chauth.

Traditionally, Karwa Chauth has been a day when the women in the family pray for the health and wellbeing of not just their husband, but their family as well as for the wealth and prosperity of the family. This festival falls on the same day as Sankashti Chaturthi. However, the Hindu deity to be worshipped on this day is Lord Shiva, along with his family. Women also worship Goddess Parvati being Akhand Saubhagyavati during the Karwa Chauth Puja. They also perform prayers and aartis to Goddess Gaura and Chauth Mata who represent Goddess Parvati on this day. The Karwa Chauth Upwas begins from sunrise, while the Puja commemorates in the evening time, just before the time of moonrise. Karva Chauth 2019 Fashion Tips: 8 Red And Ethnic Style Inspirations From Kiara Advani, Athiya Shetty, Sonam Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra.

Karwa Chauth Upavasa Time - 06:33 AM to 08:50 PM

Duration - 14 Hours 17 Mins

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat - 06:14 PM to 07:28 PM

Duration - 01 Hour 14 Mins

Moonrise on Karwa Chauth Day is expected to be around 08:50 PM.

Karwa Chauth Puja Vidhi

On the day of Karwa Chauth, women wake up early in the morning, have a bath, dress up and head over for a festive breakfast which is called Sargi. This is followed by the women taking a pledge or Sankalp to complete the fast for the wellbeing of her husband and family. The Karwa Chauth fast is a stringent Nirjala vrat, and this fact is recited during the Sankalp. The mantra 'mama sukh saubhagya putra protradi sustheer shree praptaye karak chaturthi vratham karishye' is chanted. This translates to "I would observe the fasting of Karak Chaturthi for the wellbeing of the husband, sons and grandsons and to gain fixed wealth."

While this is how the fasting procedure begins, the actual Karwa Chauth Puja is done during the evening time. This Puja begins with women either drawing representations of Goddess Gaura or Chauth Mata on the wall or referring to a printed image of these Goddess in a procedure called Parvati Puja. This is followed by the narration of Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha, which delves into the origin of this religious practice. After this Puja, the Karwa or Karak is given to charity. Karak or Karwa refers to the earthen pot, which is used to offer water to the Moon God. It is an extremely significant part of the Karwa Chauth Puja.

Once this Puja is completed, women wait for the moon to appear in the sky. They seek the blessings of Lord Chandra to break the fast. The procedure followed to break the Karwa Chauth fast includes, looking at the moon through a sieve. Many say that this ritual signifies the women asking Lord Chandra to bless their husbands with a long lifetime. We hope that these rituals and Puja vidhi help you in observing the Karwa Chauth fast in the traditional way.

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