Good Digital Ecosystem Allows To Send Timely Karwa Chauth Gifts To India
India is a land of deep culture and traditions. The essence of these can be seen truly during the celebrations of different kinds of festivals by the people of this country. Some like the Diwali are celebrated with much fervor have a national presence but a few have only a regional presence. One such festival is Karwa Chauth. This is celebrated with much pomp and fervor in the northern and northwestern part of the country and a time to buy best of gifts. People living abroad are seen sending Karwa Chauth gifts to India too.
Exchange of gifts must
The rituals in this festivities include fasting by married women that is observed from sunrise to moonrise for the longevity andwellbeing of their husbands. Sometimes even unmarried girls fast to get an able and good husband.
This is the time where a huge number of gifts are exchanged. The elder woman of the house usually the mother in law will gift the younger women or each daughter in law with Sargi. This contains food items like sweets and dry fruits, clothes, a puja thali, a sieve, Shringar or makeup items especially bangles, Sindoor and other such items which are usually adorned by a married woman to suggest her marital status. Also the daughter in law in return gives a gift Baya to her mother in law. This also includes sweets, clothes and the like.
Festivities continue whole day
The festivities start early morning with the gifting of Sargi to the women who are fasting. They have some food before sunrise and the whole day is spent without consuming even a drop of water. The whole day there is a festive mood, henna is applied and the lady adorns her best clothes. Usually all women in a neighborhood or locality gather in a place in the evening and sing songs praising the event and also its importance.
When there is moon rise the wives view it via the sieve and then similarly view the husband. Then the wife performs an Arti. The husband then feeds water and sweets to the wife and breaks her fast and many a time the wife is given a gift by her husband as a token of love and regard for her sacrifice and good gesture. During such festivals all the relatives and friends make it a point to meet and greet each other.
Changing times bring new rituals
In this changing times a digital ecosystem is in place. Though work takes people away and keeps them at a geographically apart it is possible to send Karwa Chauth gifts to India. Staying away from the family it should not be a cause of worry even during the festivals. Generally, due to work pressure and unavailability of leave people are not able to attend such family celebrations when they reside abroad.
Even if Sargi and Baya gifts cannot be given in person to the respective relative due to the geographical distance it can be ordered online and sent to the relative before the start of the festivals by mother in law and daughter in law respectively.
