Time of moon rise on Karva Chauth
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The festival of Karva Chauth will be celebrated on Sunday. This time the moon will rise in Shahjahanpur at 7:40 pm on Sunday night. In such a situation, the married couple will have to observe a waterless fast for 19 hours and 40 minutes. There was a huge crowd in the market on Saturday regarding Karva Chauth. The brides bought saree, bangles, jewelery as well as worship material.
According to Hindu tradition, the festival of Karva Chauth is celebrated on Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturthi. This festival is a special day for married women. They eagerly wait for this. She observes Nirjala fast throughout the day with a wish for her husband’s long life and offers Arghya to the moon at night. Arun Kumar Shukla, priest of Durga Mata temple located at Chowk Mandi, said that the moon will rise at 7.40 pm on Sunday. Only then will the fasting brides offer water and food to the moon.
Method of worship on Karva Chauth
Pt. Arun Kumar Shukla told that on Karva Chauth, married women should wear red clothes, this color of clothes is considered a sign of marriage. Married women should do puja after doing 16 adornments. Offer makeup material to Goddess Parvati and fill an earthen pot with water and keep it at the place of worship. Now listen to the story of Karva Chauth fast by meditating on Lord Shri Ganesha, Mother Gauri, Lord Shiva and Chandra Dev. Worship the moon and offer Arghya. Then look at the moon from behind the sieve and then look at your husband’s face. Only after this break the fast by drinking water from the husband’s hand.
