Karwa Chauth celebrated across India

Women hold fasts from the morning and pray for the longevity and safety of their husbands, fiancés or even desired husbands.

Married women decorate their hands with henna on Karva Chauth festival and observe a fast to pray for the longevity and well being of their husbands. (Photo | AP) 

Women shop for bangles on the eve of the Karva Chauth festival. (Photo | AP)

Women do not break their fast until the moon rises up. (Romani Aggarwal | EPS)

Single women can also perform the rituals for their prospective husbands or life-partners. (Photo | AP)

The festival falls on the fourth day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar. In this picture, women line up as they get ready to break their fast. (Martin Louis | EPS)

In India, states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and some parts of Tamil Nadu observe the festival with great fervour. (Romani Agarwal | EPS)

After viewing the moon through the sieve, the women must view their husband's face and drink a glass of water by him to break their fasts. (Martin Louis | EPS)