UJJAIN, INDIA, October 17, 2019 (Free Press Journal): Scores of Hindu married women observed a day-long fast with traditional fervor on the occasion of Karwa Chouth on Thursday. With all the faith and love for their soul mates, they observed nirjalaa fast and gained the blessings for long life for their better halves. The women broke their fast after drinking water from their husband’s hand, from an earthen pot called karwa. Women of Punjabi community celebrated Karwa Chouth with full zeal and enthusiasm at a hotel where they performed worship and lit the lamps.
According to Hindu priests, on the day of Kartik Chaturthi of Krishna Paksh as per Hindu calendar, the Moon is worshipped by married women with rituals while unmarried girls worship Lord Shiva and Gouri on the occasion of Chaturthi to obtain blessings for better married life.