Karva Chauth
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Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi (Sanskrit: करकचतुर्थी, romanized: Karakachaturthī) is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Nepal, Northern India and Western India in October or November on the Bikram Sambat month of Kartika. Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on a lunisolar variant of the Hindu Calendars. The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon. On Karva Chauth women observe a fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in Nepal and the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Fiji. It is celebrated as Atla Tadde in Andhra Pradesh.
Infobox
Also called
Karaka Chaturthi
Observed by
Married Hindu women, in some areas, unmarried Hindu women[a]
Type
Hinduism
Celebrations
Puja
Observances
Fasting by married women
Date
Ashvin Krishna Chaturthi
2025 date
10 October (Friday)
Related to
Dussehra and Diwali
Tables
· Annual dates
2021
2021
2020
2021
4 November
24 October
2022
2022
2020
2022
4 November
13 October
2023
2023
2020
2023
4 November
1 November
2024
2024
2020
2024
4 November
20 October
2025
2025
2020
2025
4 November
10 October
| 2020 | 4 November |
| 2021 | 24 October |
| 2022 | 13 October |
| 2023 | 1 November |
| 2024 | 20 October |
| 2025 | 10 October |
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