The festival of Karva Chauth is celebrated with great enthusiasm and is believed to be the most auspicious day for any married women in India. Excitement for the festival can be observed long before the actual day.

As the festival is mainly meant for worshipping and praying for well being of husband, care should be taken to perform puja and other rituals in the appropriate manner.

Proper preparations and shopping for essential items should be done well in advance so that nothing should be left out. Here, is the list of items required for Karva Chauth:

Sringar or Beauty Related Items

• Red color / colorful Bangles (glass)

• Mehndi (Henna) on arms and feet.
• Jewelry like Mangalsutra (back beeded neck piece), rings, necklace, earrings, nose pin, payal(anklet), toe-rings.
• Sindoor (Vermillion)
• Bindi (circular or any shaped sticker pt on the forehead of married women)
• Cosmetics like lipstick, rouge, kajal, eye-liner, nail paints, mascara etc.

Food Items

Certain food items are also required to be consumed on Karva Chauth morning before sun rise.