Karva Chauth is being celebrated in many parts of India today that is October 26. It is a festival of married women. On this day, the ladies observe fast throughout the day and eat only after they see the moon at night.
The women pray for their better half’s well being and long life on Karva Chauth. Since, this is a huge festival for the ladies; they do not keep any stone unturned to gear for this occasion.
Applying mehendi (henna) on palms is one such thing that the women simply cannot do without, especially for the festival of Karva Chauth. Many women organize large scale functions at their homes and invite relatives and friends to have a blasting time.
Karva Chauth is one such festival that has got good amount of weightage in Hindi movies. Indian films like ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum’, ‘Babul’, etc have had scenes on this festival. Not only films, the Indian daily soaps also make it a point to add at least one episode dedicated on Karva Chauth, when the festival is near around.
