Karwa Chauth 2021: Items needed for 'vrat puja'

Karwa Chauth 2021 Vrat Puja: The whole nation will be celebrating Karwa Chauth on October 24. Women mainly from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh keep fast (vrat) on the occasion.

Even unmarried women and those belonging to other regions observe a 'vrat' and perform 'puja' to secure their desire of finding a suitable match. It is also one of the most glorified festivals on Indian television and Bollywood movies.

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Not just women but men too express love for their respective spouses by observing a day-long vrat. Therefore, there's a sacred tradition to perform puja and observe vrat on Karwa Chauth.

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Karwa Chauth 2021: List of items for the 'vrat puja'

• A tray for keeping all the puja samagri
• Kalash (copper/brass/silver)
• Sieve (Chhanni)
• Lamp made of wheat dough
• Earthen pot and a lid or an earthen pot with a nozzle
• Cotton wick
• Oil for lamp
• Incense sticks
• Dhoop

• Flowers
• Fruits
• Sweets
• Roli
• Akshat
• An oil lamp
• Sindoor

• Chandan
• Kumkum
• Haldi
• Honey
• Sugar
• Milk
• Water
• Raw milk
• Curd
• Ghee
• Halwa
• Bhog
• Dakshina
• 16 Shringar items - mehendi, kajal, sindoor, lipstick, bicchiyan (toerings), nath (nose pin), chudiyan (bangles), bindi, kanghi (comb), mirror, mahavar/alta, red chunri, necklace, earrings etc.
• Paan and supari
• A wooden chowki/ platform
• Kapur (camphor)
• Karwa Chauth calendar or Maa Karva/Maa Chauth's photo
• Red chunri
• Red cloth
• Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha book

-PTC News