Karwa Chauth Festival ,Jaipur Rajasthan India (Tishitu Electronics)

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Karwa Chauth is a traditional Hindu and Barelvi festival of married women, and is celebrated in India
Married women fast one whole day without food or water for the long life of their husbands. The ritual signifies extreme love and devotion to the husband, as evidenced by the wife's willingness to suffer for his well being

The Puja Process
The pooja preparations start a day in advance. Married women buy the shringar or the traditional adornments and the other pooja items the karwa, matthi, heena etc.

In Punjab women get up early in the morning, before sunrise and eat food prepared by their mother-in-law. The morning passes by in other festive activities like decorating hand and feet with heena decorating the pooja thali and meeting friends and relatives.

The essentials of this gathering and listening of the karwa chauth story a special mud pot, that is considered a symbol of lord Ganesha, a metal urn filled with water, flowers, idols of Ambika Gaur Mata, Goddess Parwati and some fruits, mathi and food grains. A part of this is offered to the deities and the storyteller. They sit in a circle, and many such circles are made depending on the number of devotees attending the function as it is easy that the thalis are passed in a circle (fera) amongst themselves. Here is the puja song sung by Punjabi women, while they exchange thalis seven times. They place 'Bayen' in the thali....

Veero Kudiye Karwada, Sarv Suhagan Karwada, Aye Katti Naya Teri Naa, Kumbh Chrakhra Feri Naa, Aar Pair payeen Naa, Ruthda maniyen Naa, Suthra Jagayeen Naa, Ve Veero Kuriye Karwara, Ve Sarv Suhagan Karwara....... (6)

This Stanza is sung 6 times i.e. It keeps on repeating till the time Thalis have been exchanged and all women have their own thalis... it goes on six times, 6 feras / circles. The seventh fera or circle or exchanging goes like this...

Veero Kudiye Karwada, Sarv Suhagan Karwada, Aye Katti Naya Teri Nee, Kumbh Chrakhra Feri Bhee, Aar Pair payeen Bhee, Ruthda maniyen Bhee, Suthra Jagayeen Bhee, Ve Veero Kuriye Karwara, Ve Sarv Suhagan Karwara.......

In places like uttar pradesh and rajasthan, the women exchange Karwas seven times between themselves. In Rajasthan before offering water seven times the person is asked ' Dhai ?' and the women responds ' Suhaag na Dhai'. In Rajasthan the stories are told by older women in the family which include the stories of Karwa Chauth, Shiv-Parvati and Ganesh.

Earlier an idol of Gaur Mata was made using earth and cowdung. Now just an idol of Goddess Parwati is kept. Every one lights an earthen lamp in their thalis while listening to the Karwa story. Sindoor, incense sticks and rice are also kept in the thali.

At this time the women wear heavy saris or chunries in red , pink or other bridal colors, and adorn themselves with all other symbols of a married women like, nose pin, tika, bindi, bangles, earrings etc.

Once the moon rises, the women see its reflection in a thali of water, or through a dupatta or a sieve. They offer water to the moon and seek its blessings. And then they turn to their husbands who are near them and touch their feet. They pray for the safety, prosperity and long life of their husbands. This marks the end of the day long fast. In Rajasthan the women say ' Like the gold necklace and the pearl bracelet, just like the moon may my suhaag always shine brightly'.

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  • F..k of Nishdrem ... this is fealings bttn bhiya nd bhabi not a tutorial ... ask ur mom how to process or read more information of this VDO.

  • lovley ... could u plz tell me d name of the song..?

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