New Delhi: The festival of Karwa Chauth is being celebrated today by Hindu married women for their husbands’ long and healthy life. But these days even unmarried women also observe fast or vrat and perform certain rituals to be blessed with a desire of finding a suitable match.
According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Karwa Chauth is it is one of the most awaited festivals and if wish to celebrate Karwa Chauth or if you are doing it then you need a few essential things that you cannot afford to miss.
Karwa Chauth is celebrated on the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in Kartik month.
According to the Drik Panchang, Karwa Chauth 2022 will begin today. The Karwa Chauth tithi will begin at 1:59 am and Karwa Chauth will end on Friday.
Karwa Chauth Puja Samagri/ Items
- Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha book
- Red Sindoor
- Red Cloth
- Kalash
- Sieve also known as Channi
- Cotton wick
- lamp oil
- Chandan
- Kumkum
- Flowers
- Agarbati
- Roli
- Sweets
- Kapoor
- Ghee
- Halwa
- Akshakt (Rice, Grass)
- Honey
- Sugar/Jaggery
- Milk
- Curd
- Paan and Supari (5 or 7)
- Platform made of wood
- Photo frame of kara mata to offer prayers
Apart from all these puja items, women must also keep solah Shringar items (16 Mriied women’s makeup items)-
- mehendi,
- kajal,
- sindoor,
- lipstick,
- toerings
- nose pin
- bangles
- comb
- mirror
- alta
- red chunri,
- necklace,
- earrings etc.