A married woman performs the traditional sieve ritual — viewing her husband through a chalni before breaking her day long fast — during Karva Chauth celebrations at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 29 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
At Lodhi Road, New Delhi, a married woman peers at her husband through a traditional sieve — the defining moment of the Karva Chauth fast breaking ceremony observed on 29 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A married couple jointly performs Karva Chauth rituals at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 29 October 2026, reflecting the festival's emphasis on shared devotion and conjugal bonds. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
After sighting the moon, a married woman at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, looks through a sieve at her husband — a custom central to the Karva Chauth fast, observed on 29 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Married women across New Delhi observed a day long fast without food or water on Karva Chauth, 29 October 2026, with Lodhi Road emerging as a prominent gathering point for the evening rituals. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The centuries old sieve ritual of Karva Chauth was on full display at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 29 October 2026, as married women observed the festival's fast breaking customs. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Vivid scenes of devotion unfolded at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 29 October 2026, as married women gathered to perform the Karva Chauth sieve ritual before breaking their fast. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
In a moment of shared faith, a married woman views her husband through a chalni at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, as part of the Karva Chauth fast breaking ritual on 29 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
As evening descended on 29 October 2026, married women gathered at Lodhi Road in New Delhi for the moonrise ceremonies of Karva Chauth, culminating in the traditional sieve and fast breaking ritual. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally broken after moonrise — a moment captured at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 29 October 2026, as women viewed their husbands through a sieve before eating. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Celebrations of Karva Chauth 2026 at Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 29 October 2026 saw married women observe the full day fast and perform the iconic sieve ritual before the evening meal. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)