{
  "id": 16893833,
  "title": "Karwa Chauth 2026: Know Muhurat, Significance And More About The Festival Dedicated To Moon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/karwa-chauth-2026-know-muhurat-significance-and-more-about-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/karwa-chauth-2026-know-muhurat-significance-and-more-about-the-festival-dedicated-to-moon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karwa Chauth 2026 is an important Hindu festival celebrated predominantly by married women in states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana. This year, the festival will be observed on October 29. The festival, also known as Karva Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi, holds great significance for married women, symbolizing marital bliss and the strong bond between husband and wife. Unmarried women and men, too, observe the fast with hopes of a good spouse and well-being of their wives. This year's muhurat or auspicious timings are set from October 29 at 04:36 AM to October 30 at 01:39 AM. The fast, known as the Karak Chaturthi fast, involves Nirjala vrat or waterless fasting and worshipping Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, concluding with offering Arghya to the moon to break the fast.",
  "summary": "Karwa Chauth, also known as Karva Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi, is one of the most auspicious festivals in Hinduism, which is predominantly celebrated by married women. The festival is mostly celebrated in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana. Other northern and western states where it is mostly observed are Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, and more. This year, the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}