Karva Chauth
काय खाल्ले जाते, आणि ते कसे पाळायचे
करवा चौथKarva Chauth
The fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartik — usually October or November.
स्रोत·Published accounts of Karva Chauth as commonly observed·प्रथा कुटुंब, प्रदेश आणि संप्रदायानुसार वेगळ्या असतात·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 2026
How long Karva Chauth runs
12–15hours
As commonly observed. The exact length turns on your date and where you are, and this site publishes no times. Sunrise to moonrise, kept without water in its full form. Kept from before sunrise until the moon is sighted, in its full form without food or water. It begins with sargi, a pre-dawn meal customarily sent by the mother-in-law.
डेटासेट जसे सांगतो तसे: From before sunrise to moonrise — commonly 12 to 15 hours depending on the date and where you are.
स्रोत·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·Karva Chauth entry·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 2026
What Karva Chauth is
Karva Chauth is kept most widely in North India, traditionally by married women for the wellbeing of their husbands, and increasingly by both partners in many households. The fast runs from before dawn until the moon is sighted through a sieve and the fast is broken.
It is a long dry fast on an ordinary working day, which is what makes it physically demanding in a way a phalahar day is not. Almost everything that determines how the day goes is decided at sargi, before sunrise, and that is the part this site can actually help with.
प्रथा वेगवेगळ्या असतात. What sargi contains, whether water is taken through the day, and whether the fast is kept by one partner or both are all family customs and differ widely across regions and households.
ही नोंद कशी तयार केली आहे, आणि अन्नाची मोजणी कशी केली आहे
- The observance is read from published accounts of Karva Chauth and written as commonly observed — कधीही आवश्यक म्हणून नाही, कधीही बरोबर म्हणून नाही. जिथे कुटुंबांमध्ये फरक असतो, तिथे नोंद फरक असल्याचे सांगते.
- वरील कमान पाळला जाणारा कालावधी यांच्यादरम्यान दाखवते नावानिशी दिलेली स्थानके दिवसाचे टप्पे — सूर्योदय, माध्यान्ह, सूर्यास्त, चंद्रोदय — आणि कधीही ठराविक वेळांदरम्यान नाही. सेहरी, इफ्तार, चंद्रोदय आणि सूर्यास्त हे स्थानिक आणि धार्मिकदृष्ट्या महत्त्वाचे आहेत, आणि ही साइट त्यांपैकी एकही प्रकाशित करत नाही.
- कालावधी डेटासेट स्वतः जो पल्ला सांगतो त्यातून, पल्ला म्हणूनच घेतला आहे. जिथे कालावधी अक्षांश आणि ऋतूवर अवलंबून असतो, तिथे कालावधी छापलेलाच नाही.
- अन्नऊर्जा प्रत्येक पदार्थ प्रत्यक्षात ज्या प्रमाणात खाल्ला जातो त्या सर्व्हिंगनुसार दिली आहे — जिथे तक्त्यात तो पदार्थ आहे तिथे IFCT 2017 (ICMR–NIN) मधून, आणि जिथे नाही तिथे नाव दिलेल्या पर्यायी स्रोतातून.
- प्रत्येक बिल्डवेळी प्रत्येक पदार्थ Atwater घटकांशी ताळमेळ घालून तपासला जातो, आणि ताळमेळ न बसणारे पान प्रकाशित होत नाही.
serving kcal = per-100 g kcal × (serving g ÷ 100) energy check = 4·protein + 4·carbohydrate + 9·fat (±15%, ±20% high-fibre) day shape = observed span, station → station (no clock times, ever)
प्रथेनुसार काय खाल्ले जाते, आणि काय बाजूला ठेवले जाते
सामान्यतः पाळले जाते असे वर्णन. लागू होणारी प्रथा तुमच्या स्वतःच्या कुटुंबाची आहे.
सामान्यतः खाल्ले जाणारे
- Sargi before dawn — customarily fruit, dry fruit, milk or kheer, and sometimes a paratha or feni
- Nothing until moonrise in the full observance
- The fast is broken after the moon is sighted, usually with water and a sweet, then a meal
प्रथेनुसार बाजूला ठेवले जाणारे
- Food and water through the day, in the full observance
- Many keep a partial version with water or fruit; this varies by family
स्रोत·Published accounts of Karva Chauth·नोंदवलेले, सांगितलेले नाही; प्रादेशिक प्रथा बदलते आणि तो बदल हीच प्रथा आहे·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 2026
अन्न, आकड्यांसह
Foods commonly associated with Karva Chauth, at the serving each is really eaten in. Every one has its own page with the full breakdown.
| Food | One serving is | Calories | Protein | Carbs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| गायीचे दूध (फुल क्रीम) | 1 glass · 200 g | 124 kcal | 6.4 g | 9.0 g |
| खजूर | 2 खजूर · 16 g | 46 kcal | 0.4 g | 10.9 g |
| बदाम | 10 almonds · 12 g | 72 kcal | 2.5 g | 1.3 g |
| Banana | 1 medium banana · 100 g | 105 kcal | 1.3 g | 24.0 g |
| Curd (Dahi) | 1 katori · 150 g | 90 kcal | 4.7 g | 4.5 g |
| मखाना (फॉक्स नट्स), कच्चा | 1 katori · 25 g | 87 kcal | 2.4 g | 19.2 g |
| Tender Coconut Water | 1 coconut · 250 g | 50 kcal | 0.5 g | 11.3 g |
| Sabudana Kheer | 1 katori · 150 g | 177 kcal | 4.1 g | 30.8 g |
| Apple | 1 medium apple · 180 g | 112 kcal | 0.5 g | 23.6 g |
या 9 पदार्थांपैकी प्रत्येकाची एक सर्व्हिंग मिळून साधारण होते 863 kcal — a scale check, not a menu. Karva Chauth is not a calorie target and this table is not a plan.
What the vrat foods cost, counted per serving rather than per 100 g.
स्रोत·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·दिलेल्या सर्व्हिंग वजनानुसार·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 2026
आठवडा न बिघडवता हे कसे पाळायचे
हा भाग कोणीच नीट प्रकाशित करत नाही. यातले काहीही तुम्हाला व्रत बदलायला सांगत नाही — व्यायाम, झोप आणि जेवणाच्या वेळा हे तुमच्या हातातले घटक आहेत, उपवास नाही.
Training
A 13-hour dry fast on a working day is not a day for a hard session. Most people who train do the session the day before, or a light walk on the day itself. If you must do something, keep it short, indoors and unhurried, and stop early if you feel light-headed.
Sleep
The pre-dawn sargi shortens the night at one end and the late moonrise meal extends it at the other, so Karva Chauth costs sleep from both directions. Going to bed early the night before is worth more than anything you can do on the day.
Blood sugar
A long dry fast is a real concern for anyone on insulin or sulfonylureas, because these can cause hypoglycaemia when meals are missed. This needs a doctor's plan made in advance. Do not simply skip a dose and hope.
Hydration
Front-load at sargi: fluid with the pre-dawn meal, and milk or coconut water rather than only tea, which is a diuretic and starts the day at a deficit. Salt in the sargi meal helps you retain what you drink. Afterwards, rehydrate steadily rather than in one enormous glass.
The specific risk with Karva Chauth
Headache, dizziness on standing and nausea by late afternoon are common and usually reflect dehydration and caffeine withdrawal. Fainting, confusion, chest pain or a hypoglycaemic episode are not part of the observance and need help immediately. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, diabetes on medication, migraine and a history of fainting are all specific reasons to speak to a doctor about a modified observance — which most families accommodate.
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Questions asked about Karva Chauth
What should sargi contain?
Whatever your family's custom is — but if you have any say in it, fluid and slow-digesting food do the most work: milk, curd or kheer, fruit, a few dates and nuts, and something with a little salt. A very sweet, very light sargi tends to make mid-morning hunger and headache worse, not better.
Why do I get a headache by the afternoon?
Usually two things together: fluid loss over twelve hours, and caffeine withdrawal if you normally have chai or coffee in the morning. Tapering caffeine for a couple of days beforehand is the change that helps most, and costs nothing in the observance itself.
Can I keep Karva Chauth while pregnant?
That is a question for your doctor and your family, not a website. A long dry fast increases dehydration risk in pregnancy, and most families readily accept a modified observance. Many traditions explicitly exempt pregnant women.
संबंधित व्रते
स्रोत·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·observance accounts and food composition·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 2026
Practices are described as commonly observed; customs differ by family, region, community and sampradaya, and this site is not an authority on any of them. Food values come from the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN), the older ICMR–NIN tables, USDA FoodData Central, named composition studies and the shared ThaliFacts dataset, reconciled against Atwater factors on every build. Which source applies to which food is listed per food, and every source carries the date it was last checked. General information only — not medical or religious guidance. Fasting is not safe for everyone, particularly during pregnancy or with diabetes or other conditions. Speak to a doctor first.
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