5 interesting Karva Chauth games

5 interesting Karva Chauth games





Other than the routine fasting and decking up, women in the city try to make Karva Chauth a little more fun. Gone are the days when Karva Chauth functions restricted the involvement of men. These days, men happily participate in the dos and add spark to the otherwise only-women fare. While they fast for the welfare of their spouse, these fun games keep them from thinking about food. 

 

YOU KNOW BEST QUIZ

This is the typical knowing-your-spouse game and a huge hit at Karva Chauth parties. `You know best' is a couple quiz contest where both the partners are asked a certain number of personal questions. The couple that gives the maxi mum correct answers wins and is declared as the most compatible. 

 

WHAT'S THE DP? OR WHO'S THE FRIEND?

Social networking sites and apps are such an integral part of our lives; hence the introduction of a game that spells its very presence in our lives. This year, two new social network-inspired games have been added, namely `What's the DP?' and `Who's the friend?' What's the DP: The woman will be shown four different pictures of her husband, one of them will be his latest display picture. The woman has to guess the correct one.Who's the friend: This game is slightly risky, but a lot of women are opting to play it. The wife will be shown four pictures of random people. She has to recognise who among them is her husband's friend on a popular social networking site. 

 

 SHRINGAAR `Solah-shringaar' as they call it, is the ideal way for a married woman to dress. It includes different elements that symbolise marriage. In this game, a shringaar thali with all these 16 (or less) elements like bindi, bangles, mangalsutra, anklets, etc. are pre-arranged and handed over to the husbands. They, then have to doll-up their wives with all these elements. The couple who completes first wins. 

 

SAATH PHERA

This, again, is a couple game wherein couples will have to perform a mock wedding ritual. They will follow everything from putting garlands around each other's neck, smearing the forehead with vermillion, wearing the mangalsutra as well as going around the holy fire (replaced with a candle). The couple who completes this entire act the quickest will be declared as the winner.The best part is that every game tries to strengthen the matrimonial bond between couples, which makes these games more exciting to play. 

 

THE `RING' GAME

It can either be played with our without the spouse.Version 1 With the spouse: All the women will be blind-folded; one by one they would touch the hands of all the males and recognise their spouse by touching the ring or the hand.Version 2 Without the spouse: First, all the wedding rings worn by their respective husbands are gathered, then tossed and placed out in a tray. Blindfolded women will have to touch the ring and recognise the correct one. This game turns out to be quite interesting, with the husbands along, as the confusion adds to the fun.

Apps for this day





This Karva Chauth, include a bit of technology in your life with these nifty apps for the festival 

 

Hindu Calendar

Most of us don't have a traditional Hindu Calendar at hand to check on information about important festivals. This app is useful as it tells you in great detail, about moonrise and moonset, sunrise and sunset time. Other information like Day and Night Choghadiya, Rahukalam, Yama Ghantam, Guli Kalam, Dur Muhurt and Abhijit are calculated according to where you are located. 

 

iKarvachauth

If you're not at your home, and still wish to follow the rituals of Karva Chauth, this app could come in handy. It's a smart one too, where you can use your camera lense as sieve and see your husband to do the ritual. You can also save the picture and share it on other social networking sites. 

 

Atla Taddi

Atla Taddi is a festival that falls after Dasara every year and is one of the most celebrated regional festivals of Andhra Pradesh. It's the Telugu equivalent of Karva Chauth. This application explains the puja procedure in english and telugu and can help you stay in touch with your roots and tradition.