Karwa Chauth is a traditional Hindu festival observed by married women, primarily in North India, who fast from sunrise to moonrise for the well-being, prosperity and long life of their husbands. The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Kartik, usually in October or November.

Women traditionally begin the day with sargi, a pre-dawn meal, dress in festive attire, apply mehndi and gather for prayers and the ritual of listening to the Karwa Chauth katha. The fast is traditionally broken after the moon is sighted, with women offering prayers to the moon before drinking water and eating.…