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4 Nov, 4 tweets, 4 min read
🕉1. #KarwaChauth fasting is done during Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in month of Kartik & acc to Amanta calendar followed in Gujarat & Maharashtra it is Ashwin month. It coincides with SankataHarana Chaturthi a fasting day for Lord Ganesha🚩@SriRamya21 @_Mrityunjaya @sidragh1
🕉 2. #KarwaChauth Fasting & its rituals are prayers by married women for their Husband’s long life . Married women worship Bhagwan Shiva & His family & break the fast only after sighting & making offerings to Moon God🚩
🕉 3.#KarwaChauth Fasting is very difficult without taking any food or even a drop of water after sunrise till the sighting of the moon in the night. Also known as Karak Chaturthi #Karwa or #Karak refers to earthen pot thro which water offering-Argha अर्घis made to the moon 🚩
🕉 4. #Karwa is very significant during Puja &it is also given as Offering to Brahmins & Poor Married Women. After 4 days of #KarwaChauth Chauth, Ahoi Ashtami Vrat is observed for the wellbeing of sons 🚩#HappyKarwaChauth #HarHarMahadev

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