60-70 Women Observe Waterless Karwa Chauth Fast at Pratapgarh Temple

The festival was celebrated with devotion and enthusiasm at the Durga temple located in Balipur, Pratapgarh. On the occasion, the women observed the fast with prayers for their husbands’ long lives, happiness and prosperity, and enduring marital good fortune.

A crowd of women began gathering at the temple premises from the morning. The women observing the fast performed rituals and offered prayers to Mata Gauri and Lord Shiva. They also listened to the Karwa Chauth story as part of the पूजा rituals.

The women applied mehendi to their hands and completed their solah shringar. They prayed for their husbands’ long lives and for happiness and prosperity in their families.

According to religious beliefs, the Karwa Chauth fast is considered a symbol of love, trust and dedication between husbands and wives. The women continued observing the waterless fast through the day and waited for the moon to appear.

In the evening, after seeing the moon, the women looked at the moon and their husbands through a sieve. They then received water from their husbands’ hands and broke their fast.

The entire programme continued in an atmosphere of devotion and enthusiasm on the temple premises. The participation of 60-70 women brought a festive spirit to the Karwa Chauth celebrations at the Balipur Durga temple in Pratapgarh.