They also get red in beautiful traditional outfits, wear jewellery and bridal makeup, and apply mehndi on their hands. A day before Karwa Chauth, marketplaces are packed with women getting their ...

This week, the Punjabi tradition of Karva Chauth will see women fasting from sunrise to moonrise in order to bless their husbands. But it doesn’t have to be as patriarchal as it sounds ...