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Karva Chauth, 2020

November 4, 2020

Karwa Chauth is a 1 day festival celebrated by Hindu women from North-West India and some parts of Central India on the fourth day after Purnima (a full moon) in the month of Kartika. Like many Hindu festivals, Karwa Chauth is based on the lunisolar calendar which accounts for all astronomical positions, especially positions of the moon which is used as a marker to calculate important dates. The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon, in the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik.

On Karwa Chauth, married women, especially in North-West India, observes fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. The Karwa Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. It is celebrated as Atla Tadde in Andhra Pradesh.
Traditionally, it is not a part of Kumaoni or Garhwali culture, but it is observed by some Garhwalis. It is not observed in Kumaon, where it has faced resistance from women's organizations and the Kumaoni orthodoxy.