KARWA CHAUTH 2021: KNOW THE DATE AND AUSPICIOUS TIME

The most popular tradition or ritual of Karva Chauth is to offer holy water (Arghya) to the Moon by fasting women by seeing their better halves through a sieve. Women place a lamp in a sieve while seeing their husbands. Both husband and wife do this holy ritual together. The mother-in-law offers sweets and clothes to her daughter-in-law when it is the first Karva Chauth of a married couple. The occasion of Karwa Chauth is incomplete without the custom of giving gifts by the husband to the wife. Read here more about the exact date and time of Karwa Chauth 2021 along with Karwa Chauth puja vidihi and things women need to avoid on the big day.

Karwa chauth 2021 date and timing

Karwa Chauth fast 2021 will be observed on the Chaturthi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. Karwa Chauth 2021 will fall on the Chaturthi tithi of Krishna paksha on October 24, 2021. Read here the right timing and date of celebrating Karwa Chauth 2021.

• Fasting Date – Sunday (October 24, 2021)
• Chaturthi Date Start – Sunday (October 24, 2021) from 03:01 am
• Chaturthi Date End – Monday (October 25, 2021) to 05:43 am
• Auspicious time for worship – 06:55 pm to 08:51 pm
• Moonrise time – 08:07 am

Karwa chauth puja vidihi

• Fasting women should get up early before sunrise. Take a bath.
• Observe a Nirjala fast on Karva Chauth.
• Avoid eating and drinking anything until you perform the Karwa Chauth puja.
• Wear sixteen adornments (solah sringar) and start worshipping.
• Pick an image where Lord Ganesha is sitting in the lap of Mata Parvati and Lord Shiva.
• Light a lamp of ghee. Place other materials like incense, roli, akshat, lamp, sandalwood, vermilion, and sweets in plates.
• Fill water in a blank or unused Karwa. Read or listen Karwa Chauth’s fasting story.
• Offer water to the Moon when it is visible in the night.
• Break your fast by drinking water and taking the blessings of the elders of the house.

Things women need to avoid on Karva Chauth

• Don’t sleep for long after sunrise on the day of Karva Chauth. Wake up early and observe fast.
• Wear red-colored clothes as the red color symbolizes love.
• Fasting women should not insult any elder in the house. It should control their speech while observing the fast.
• Fasting women need to avoid using sharp things. Don’t indulge in the activities of needlework, sewing, embroidery, or buttoning work.

You can make the most out of Karwa Chauth 2021 by keeping fast and pleasing Mata Parvati, Lord Shiva, and Lord Ganesha. You can also opt for the help of experienced pandits and astrologers who can help you perform online Karwa Chauth puja as per Hindu rituals and norms.

You can also download talk to astrologer apps (Android and iOS) and take timely guidance from professional astrologers near you.