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A Group of women perform Karwa Chauth Puja in Lucknow. (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
Married women perform rituals on the occasion of Karwa Chauth festival in Patna. (Photo: PTI)
Married women perform rituals on the occasion of Karwa Chauth in Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)
Karwa Chauth is a Hindu festival which is mostly celebrated in the northern parts of the country. On this day, women observe a day-long fast for the longevity and health of their husbands. Take a look at how the festival was celebrated in different parts of the country. A woman taking a look at the bangles in Delhi on the Karwa Chauth eve. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)
A woman with a beautiful heena design on her hands on Karwa Chauth eve in Delhi. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)
Women shopping for Karwa Chauth festival in Ludhiana. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)
Women taking a look at a sieve in Delhi. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)
A woman getting henna applied on her hands in Ludhiana. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)
Ahead of Karwa Chauth, people buy traditional sweets from a market in Ludhiana. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)
Women show their hands adorned with mehndi on the eve of Karwa Chauth festival in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)
Women get henna applied on their hands on the eve of Karwa Chauth in Prayagraj. (Photo: PTI)
Women shop ahead of the upcoming festival of Karwa Chauth at a market in Ghaziabad. (Photo: PTI)
