Karwa Chauth – A Day of Love, Faith & Fasting

Karwa Chauth 2025 is just about to arrive. It's the time of the year, when a married hindu couple beautifully celebrates the sacred bond of love together. Wrapped in a ritualistic form, this auspicious day is observed on the fourth tithi (day) of Kartik Maas/month. On this occasion, there’s a ritual observed by a married woman for her husband. In this blog, we will study about the process of this particular practice along with its importance that this festival holds.

What is Karwa Chauth?

Karwa Chauth Vrat is among the auspicious days that come in the holy month of Diwali. The word “Karwa” refers to an earthen pot, symbolizing peace and prosperity, while “Chauth” means the fourth day of the lunar month. In this, a sacred fasting is performed by the female partner to seek blessings for her husband. This is a form of care and affection practiced by a wife for her husband’s long and healthy life.This vrat holds a deep spiritual and emotional significance for married women across the world, wherever this ritual is being practiced. It is a day when devotion, beauty, and love come together under the soft light of the moon. It’s an incredible way to celebrate the husband’s and wife's relationship of love, faith and their dedication towards each other.

Hindu women on this very special day, dress in vibrant traditional attire, adorn themselves with precious jewellery, and apply Karwa Chauth Mehendi. This is followed by prepping up for the evening rituals that end up with the woman having chandra darshan (viewing moon) and afterwards viewing her husband through a sieve (commonly known as ‘Chhalni’ in Hindi). After that, the husband makes her drink water, so that she can break her fast.

Karwa Chauth Date and Timings

Let’s know when and which timings, we have to celebrate Karwa Chauth Puja:

• Date of Fasting:  10th October, Friday, 2025
  
  

• Karwa Chauth Vrat Begins: Before sunrise (06:19 AM) after having Sargi (a feast provided by mother-in-law early morning on Karwa Chauth fast)
  
  

• Time for the Moonrise: Around 08:13 (timing may vary by city, at this time, the couple should go upstairs to perform the fast breaking ritual)
  
  

• Pooja Muhurat for the Fasting Day: 05:57 PM to 07:11 PM (Always check your local panchang for accurate timings).

• Karwa Chauth Upavasa Time: 06:19 AM to 08:13 PM (Always check your local panchang for accurate timings).
  
  

Karwa Chauth Significance

Karwa Chauth Rituals are not just limited to the thought of abstaining from food and water. It is an act of love, patience, and spiritual strength which a woman can express towards her husband. On the same day, her husband’s duty is to take care of his better half (‘ardhangini’ for a wife in Sanatan Dharma). Allover, it represents a woman’s heartfelt prayers for her partner’s well-being and for the harmony of their married life.

The long-standing legend holds that once upon a time, there was a Queen named Veeravati, whose unwavering devotion brought her husband back to life, making Karwa Chauth a powerful symbol of marital faith and endurance.

Preparations Before the Fast

For Karwa Chauth 2025, the preparations begin a few days in advance, so that everything goes accurate and complete:

• Shopping for Karwa Chauth essentials such as Karwa Chauth Puja Thali, sieve, diya, sweet matthi, and karwa (earthen pot).
  
  

• Applying beautiful mehendi illustrations on hands and wrists a day before the fast.
  
  

• Receiving Sargi the pre-dawn meal from your Sasu-Maa (mothers-in-law), which includes fruits, sweets, and dry fruits.
  
  

• Setting up the Karwa Chauth Puja corner, decorated with flowers and idols of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva (style of pooja may vary region to region).

If a wife wants to attain real benefits for her husband by this puja, then she must gather all the necessary items for this ritual. The samagari you are going to use must be authentic and pure, then only you can expect a brilliant outcome. You can purchase Pujashree Karwa Chauth Pooja Kit, which contains all essential items for the ritual: sindoor, haldi powder, kumkum, jyotbatti, peetal/brass diya, A2 Ghee, dhoop cones, bhimseni kapur, ganga jal, lal vastra/chunri, kalava, poojan paddhati,channi and akshat, beautifully packed and ready for worship as well certified by the learned Brahmin of Banaras.

The Day of Karwa Chauth – Step by Step Rituals

Let’s have a look at the directions to keep a proper and correct fasting:

1. Karwa Chauth Sargi: The day begins before sunrise with Sargi, a nourishing meal taken to sustain the long fast ahead.
   
   

2. Nirjala Vrat : Women observe a strict fast, refraining from both food and water throughout the day, maintaining their faith and devotion.
   
   

3. Pooja Preparations: In the evening, all the women who have kept fast, gather with family and friends, dressed in festive sarees or suits, carrying beautifully decorated thalis filled with pooja items for Karwa Chauth Rituals.
   
   

4. Karwa Chauth Story: The story of Queen Veeravati and the divine power of faith is narrated through traditional songs while passing the thali among the women, this showcases unity and shared devotion.
   
   

5. Moonrise Ritual: After sighting the moon through a sieve and offering prayers, women look at their husbands through the same sieve, symbolizing the merging of faith and love. The fast is then broken with water and sweets.
   
   

Do’s & Don’ts

Do’s:

• Begin your fast only after consuming Sargi before sunrise.

• Keep your mind calm with prayers and light activities.

• Offer arghya (water) to the moon with devotion.
  
  

Don’ts:

• Avoid heavy chores or physical strain.

• Don’t skip the evening pooja.

• Avoid negative thoughts or arguments, the day is meant for peace and gratitude.
  
  

Dress, Beauty & Celebration

Karwa Chauth is also a celebration of womanhood and beauty. Women adorn themselves in traditional red, maroon, or pink attire, symbolizing love and prosperity. Sparkling bangles, bindi, and ornaments enhance the festive’s charm, while mehendi designs complete the look.

Wishing you a blessed and beautiful Karwa Chauth filled with love, light, and togetherness.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q.What if due to some unavoidable reasons, one cannot perform fasting?
Ans. Not a problem at all, if any health or situational challenges are there, then a woman can still observe the ritual spiritually with prayers and light fasting.

Q. Can we drink water during Karwa Chauth fast?
Ans.Traditionally, Karwa Chauth is a Nirjala (waterless) fast, but one may adjust based on health conditions, because overall, healthcare is super important.

Q. Can unmarried women observe Karwa Chauth?
Ans. There are many unmarried women, who keep this fast with devotion, praying for a loving future partner. There’s not any problem in it.