Mumbai: Karwa Chauth is a significant Hindu festival celebrated primarily by married women in North India. According to the Hindu calendar, it involves a day-long fast observed for their husbands’ well-being, health, and longevity. The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartik.

Women begin the day with a pre-dawn meal called Sargi, traditionally prepared by their mother-in-law. They abstain from food and water throughout the day and break their fast only after sighting the moon and performing rituals with their husband.

Key rituals of Karwa Chauth include starting the day with Sargi, a pre-dawn meal eaten before the fast begins, traditionally prepared by the mother-in-law. Throughout the day, women abstain from food and water, dedicating their fast to the well-being and longevity of their husbands.

In the evening, they gather for Karwa Puja, where they perform rituals and........

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