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  2. Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    On Karva Chauth women observe a fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. [5] [6] The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in Nepal and the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh. [5] [7] [8] [1] It is celebrated as Atla Tadde in Andhra ...

  3. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    On Karva Chauth, the married women, especially in Northern India, fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. [19] [20] [21] The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

  4. Chowk poorana - Wikipedia

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    This art is primarily practised by women and is a folk tradition. [4] In Punjab, during festivals such as Holi, Karva Chauth and Diwali, walls and courtyards of rural houses are enhanced with drawings and paintings similar to rangoli in South India, mandana in Rajasthan, and rural arts in other parts of India. Chowk-poorana mud wall art in ...

  5. Mehndi - Wikipedia

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    Hindu women apply mehndi during festivals like Karva Chauth, Vat Purnima, Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Navratri, Durga Puja, and Teej. [3] Muslim women apply mehndi during occasions like Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. [4] At Hindu and Sikh festivals, women often have henna applied to their hands, feet and sometimes the backs of their shoulders. Conversely ...

  6. Atla Tadde - Wikipedia

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    Telugu women commemorate Atla Tadde by fasting for a day without food or water. Women perform pooja in the evening and break their fast by eating small Atlu (dosas) after gazing at the Moon. Following are customs in some places of Andhra Pradesh, India: This festival is celebrated by women and children.

  7. Gangaur - Wikipedia

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    Unmarried girls and married women decorate the images and make them look like living figures. At an auspicious hour in the afternoon, a procession is taken out to a garden, bawdi, johad, or well with the images of Isar and Gauri, placed on the heads of married women. Songs are sung about the departure of Gauri to her husband's house.

  8. List of Hindu festivals in Punjab - Wikipedia

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    Karwa Chauth: Fourth day after Kartik full moon: Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon. [4] [13] [page needed] Kartik Poornima: Full moon of Kartik: A Fair is held at Ram Tirath Mandir in Amritsar where the sons of Lord Rama, Luv and Kush are believed to have been born. [14]

  9. Punjabi festivals - Wikipedia

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    The fasting women collectively sitting in a circle, while doing Karwa Chauth puja, singing song while performing the feris (passing their thalis around in the circle) Karu-ay is the Punjabi name for the fast of Karva Chauth . [ 94 ]