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Karva Chauth 2024: This time the month of October is full of festivals. Yes, the next festival after Dussehra is Karva Chauth. The holy fast of Karva Chauth holds great importance for every married woman. On this day, married women observe a fast to wish their husbands a long life, healthy life and a happy married life. Let us know on which day the fast of Karva Chauth is being observed this time and what is the time of breaking this fast?
when is karwa chauth 2024
According to the calendar date, the fast of Karva Chauth is observed this year on Chaturthi Tithi of Kartik Krishna Paksha, Sunday 20 October 2024. The timing of puja will be from 05:46 pm to 07:09 pm. Moonrise time will be 7:54 pm.
On the day of Karva Chauth, women observe fast and do sixteen adornments, worship Karva Mata and at night when the moon rises, they look at their husbands through a sieve and offer Arghya to the moon. After this she breaks the fast by drinking water from her husband's hand.
rules of karva chauth
There is a tradition of eating Sargi before sunrise during Karva Chauth fast. After Sargi, a vow to fast is taken and after this, eating or drinking anything is prohibited. Even if you eat or drink something by mistake, the fast is broken.
But many times it happens that the fast is broken by mistake, knowingly or unknowingly. Drinking water even by mistake can break the fast. If this happens during fasting, do not panic. Because some rules have been mentioned in the scriptures, by which the mistakes made knowingly or unknowingly can be rectified. In such a situation, if your Karva Chauth fast is broken by mistake, then you can follow this rule.
What should you do if your fast is accidentally broken?
On the day of Karva Chauth, one should eat and drink only after the moon rises. But if the fast is suddenly broken before the moon rises, one should take bath immediately. After this wear clean clothes. Then worship Shiva-Parvati, Lord Ganesha and Karva Mata and ask for forgiveness. After this, continue your fast without eating anything till the moon rises.
In the evening, after moonrise, offer Argh to Moon God and ask for forgiveness from Moon God and chant Chandra Mantra and Shiva Mantra with Rudraksh rosary. To avoid defects, donate 16 makeup items as per your capacity. By doing this there is no side effect of breaking the fast and the fast becomes successful.
