India celebrates Karva Chauth

A married woman looks at the moon through a sieve as part of a ritual before breaking her fast during the Karva Chauth festival in Mirzapur on Saturday. (Source: PTI)

Punjabi women perform rituals as they celebrate Karwa Chauth. (Source: PTI)

An Indian woman gets her hand decorated with henna ahead of the Hindu festival Karva Chauth in Allahabad, India. (Source: AP)

Indian Hindu married women perform rituals on Karva Chauth festival. (Source: AP)

Women get their palms and arms decorated with henna on the eve of Karwa Chauth in Gurgaon on Friday. (Source: PTI)

Women exchanges thalis during the pooja of Karva Chauth at Sanjeevani center in Ludhiana. (Source: Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

A woman seeks blessings of her prisoner husband at Central Jail Amritsar on the occasion of Karwa Chauth. (Source: PTI)

A woman meets her prisoner husband at Amritsar Central Jail on the occasion of Karwa Chauth. (Source: PTI)

Two women aware people about the importance of woman with messages on their faces on the eve of Karva Chauth in Moradabad. (Source: PTI)