Karwa Chauth 2023: Date, Time, Samagri Required For Puja And All You Need To Know

Karwa Chauth 2023 Puja Thali: On this day, married women pay homage to Lord Shiva and His divine family, including Lord Ganesha, and only end their fast after offering prayers to the moon.

Know Samagri Required For Karwa Chauth Puja

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Karwa Chauth, widely celebrated in the northern part of India and by married Hindu women worldwide, is a special occasion dedicated to the sanctity of marriage. During this festival, wives observe a fast for the well-being and longevity of their husbands, breaking it only after they spot the moon at night.

According to the Drik Panchang calendar, Karwa Chauth falls on Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu month of Kartik. On this day, married women pay homage to Lord Shiva and His divine family, including Lord Ganesha, and only end their fast after offering prayers to the moon. This fasting tradition is exceptionally strict, with women refraining from eating or drinking anything, including water, from sunrise until the completion of the puja.

Karwa Chauth 2023: Date And Time

This year, Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on November 1

• Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat - 05:36 PM to 06:54 PM
• Duration - 01 Hour 18 Mins

Karwa Chauth Upavasa Time - 06:33 AM to 08:15 PM

• Duration - 13 Hours 42 Mins

Moonrise on Karwa Chauth Day - 08:15 PM

• Chaturthi Tithi Begins - 09:30 PM on Oct 31, 2023
• Chaturthi Tithi Ends - 09:19 PM on Nov 01, 2023

The festival takes its name from the words 'karwa,' which means earthen pots used for storing wheat, and 'chauth,' signifying the fourth day. Women purchase new earthen pots, decorate them, and fill them with gifts like bangles, bindis, and sweets. On this day, they exchange these decorated earthen pots with each other.

Puja Samagri List For Karwa Chauth:

For the Karwa Chauth Puja, you will need the following items:

• A tray to hold all the puja materials
• A Kalash (copper/brass/silver pot)
• A sieve (Channi)
• A lamp made of wheat dough
• An earthen pot with a lid or a pot with a nozzle
• Cotton wick
• Oil for the lamp
• Incense sticks
• Flowers
• Fruits
• Sweets
• Roli (vermilion)
• Akshat (unbroken rice grains)
• An oil lamp
• Sindoor (vermilion)
• Chandan (sandalwood paste)
• Kumkum (red powder)
• Haldi (turmeric)
• Honey
• Sugar
• Milk
• Water
• Raw milk
• Curd (yogurt)
• Ghee (clarified butter)
• Halwa (sweet pudding)
• Bhog (food offered to deities)
• Dakshina (offering or gift)
• Solah Shringar items, including mehendi, kajal (kohl), sindoor, lipstick, toe rings (bicchiyan), nose pin (nath), bangles (chudiyan), bindi, comb (kanghi), mirror, mahavar/alta (red dye), red chunri (scarf), necklace, earrings, and more.
• Paan (betel leaf) and supari (betel nut)
• A wooden chowki (small wooden platform)
• Kapur (camphor)
• Karwa Chauth calendar or a photo of Maa Karva/Maa Chauth
• A red chunri (scarf)
• A red cloth
• Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha book (narrative of the fast's significance)