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Karwa Chauth
is a fast undertaken by married Hindu women
who offer prayers seeking the welfare,
prosperity, well-being, and longevity of their
husbands. It is said to have an extraordinary
observance rate among married Hindu women.
Following a bath early in the morning, well
before dawn, the woman adorns new clothes and
partakes of a meal of very select grains and
fruit. For the remainder of the day, the woman
is bound to abstain from food and even water
The fast is
broken after sighting the moon at night, and
an elderly woman in the house is supposed to
narrate the story of Karwa Chauth.
There is a saying that Draupadi (wife of
Pandavs) on the advice of Lord Shree Krishna
kept this fast and because of the influence of
this fast in the battle of Mahabharta Kauravas
lost and Paandavas won .
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