Karwa Chauth

After the fourth day of a full moonlit night In the month of Kartick arrives the festival of Karva Chauth A ritual to the testament of love and devotion Amongst married Hindu couples. The wife has kept fast since sunrise For the longevity and health of her husband All decked up in her finery and bejeweled Matching the stars in the ornate sky Together they walk up to the terrace Then catching a glimpse of the moon Through a flour sieve She looks back at him with love and admiration Breaking her fast by sipping water from her husband's hand. Many a legend surrounds this festival of love, faith and devotion. While the waning moon cast romantic beams of light Flooding the lands below.