Karwa Chauth 2017: Lovely photos of women celebrating the festival

Karva Chauth is a festival usually observed by married women, who keep a day-long fast praying for the long life of their husbands. Preparations for this day includes putting on mehendi, wearing new clothes and taking care of oneself, and spending time with family and loved ones. Click through for photos of women celebrating Karwa Chauth.

Updated: October 8, 2017 23:25 IST

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Karva Chauth is a festival usually observed by married women, who keep a day-long fast praying for the long life of their husbands. Women observe rigorous fasting on this day, without even drinking a glass of water after sunrise. It is only when the moon rises that they eat something to break their fast. During this time, men are generally expected to feed the first bite of food to their wives. Preparations for this day includes putting on mehendi, wearing new clothes and taking care of oneself, and spending time with family and loved ones. Click through for photos of women celebrating Karva Chauth.

In this picture you have actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra who is celebrating the festival with her loved at Sunita Kapoor's annual Karva Chauth bash and posted a picture of the celebrations on Instagram. (Source: theshilpashetty/Instagram)

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Women performing rituals on the occasion of Karva Chauth in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

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Married women performing rituals on the occasion of Karva Chauth in Patna on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

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Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra shared a picture of herself holding a traditional thali on the occasion of Karva Chauth, wearing a beautiful leheriya sari. (Source: theshilpashetty/Instagram)

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Actress Divua Khosla Kumar shared a photo of herself in this beautiful Assamese Handloom silk sari by Sanjukta Dutta on the occasion of Karva Chauth. (Source: divyakhoslakumar/Instagram)

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Hindu married women perform ritual on the occasion of "Karva Chauth" festival at a temple, in Allahabad on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

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Women during Karva Chauth Celebration in Amritsar on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

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A married woman looks at the moon through a sieve as part of a ritual to break her fast during Karva Chauth festival, in Jammu. (Source: PTI)

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Married women looking at the moon through a sieve as part of a ritual to break her fast during Karva Chauth festival, in Varanasi on Sunday. (Source: PTI)