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Karwa Chauth special: Here are some of the best mehendi designs
This year Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on October 27, Saturday, 2018.
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Image Courtesy: Pixabay New Delhi: The ocassion to celebrate the unconditional love that exists between a husband and wife, Karwa Chauth is knocking at the doors and all married women are busy preparing for the big day! The festival is mainly celebrated by married women of North India who fast and pray for their husband's long life on this day. In fact, not just married women but unmarried girls also observe the Karwa Chauth fast to get desired husbands or for their fiances.
The most loved festival among womenfolk falls on the fourth day after the full moon, as per the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik. This year Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on October 27, Saturday, 2018.
Women apply henna on their hands, one day before the festival to mark the ocassion. Check out some of the best Mehendi designs for this Karwa Chauth:
A few days before Karwa Chauth, married women would buy new karvas (spherical clay pots) -- 7"-9" in diameter and 2-3 litres capacity, decorating them with paint outside. They would make beautiful designs on it. The pots would be filled with items such as bangles, ribbons, home-made candy and sweets, make-up stuff, and small clothes as well.
On the festival day, women would then visit each other and exchange these karvas too. So, celebrate the festival of Karwa Chauth with much love and fervour.
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