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)
