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Karwa Chauth Special 2026

Karwa Chauth falls on Thursday, 29 October 2026 — the sargi before dawn, the nirjala fast, the evening puja of Gauri, Shiva and Ganesha, the katha and the moonrise arghya.

Karwa Chauth 2026: date and timings

Date: Thursday, 29 October 2026 (Kartik Krishna Chaturthi)
Sargi: before sunrise — the fast begins at sunrise, 6:31 am
Puja muhurat: 5:38 pm to 6:56 pm
Moonrise and arghya: 8:17 pm — the fast is broken after offering arghya to the moon

Timings are for New Delhi. Moonrise and the puja muhurat differ by city, by more than an hour across India — see Karwa Chauth 2026: puja muhurat and moonrise for 17 cities, and read the vrat katha before the evening puja.

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Aarti

Jai Parvati Mata (Parvati Aarti)

The aarti of Mata Parvati, often sung after Om Jai Shiv Omkara. In a few stanzas it moves through her whole story: Sati of the Satya age, reborn in Himavan's house, the thousand-armed slayer of Shumbha and Nishumbha, and Shiva's consort, with Nandi and Bhringi playing music for the pair.

Chalisa

Parvati Chalisa

Forty chaupais to Mata Parvati that describe her beauty, the ascetic husband she chose, a playful episode in which Ganga flees to Shiva's head, her fast without food, water or even leaves, and her marriage to Shiva.

Puja Vidhi

Maa Parvati Puja Vidhi: How to Worship Gauri at Home

A step-by-step home puja for Maa Parvati with Shiva: the right days (Mondays, Teej, Mangala Gauri, Gangaur), what to gather, the suhag offerings, the mantras and aarti, and common questions.

Story

Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha: The Complete Stories Read at the Puja

All four stories of the Karwa Chauth booklet in full: the moneylender's daughter and her seven brothers, Karwa the washerwoman who bound a crocodile, the story Shri Krishna told Draupadi, and the Ganesh ji ki kahani that closes the katha.

Article

Karwa Chauth Vrat Rules: Five Things Not to Do, and How to Keep the Puja During Your Period

Karwa Chauth is on Thursday, 29 October 2026: fast from sunrise at 6:31 am to moonrise at 8:17 pm in Delhi. The five rules families are strictest about, including giving away suhag items and white things, which customs are household belief rather than shastra, and how to listen to the katha and offer arghya if you have your period, are unwell or pregnant.

Karwa Chauth 2026 Sargi Guide: What Sargi Means, What Goes in the Thali, and the Saas-Bahu Customs

Karwa Chauth is on Thursday, 29 October 2026, and the fast begins at sunrise, 6:31 am in Delhi. Here is when to eat the sargi, the seven things a mother-in-law's sargi thali usually holds, what to eat and avoid before a nirjala day, and how the custom is kept when there is no mother-in-law.

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