Jammu: A woman gets her hands decorated with henna ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Jammu: Women show their henna-decorated hands ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Noida: A woman shows off her henna-decorated hands ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Nagpur: A woman looks at puja materials at a shop ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Nagpur: A woman gets her hands decorated with henna ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Jammu: Women shop for bangles ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Amritsar: Women get their hands decorated with henna ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Amritsar, Punjab, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Jammu: A worker prepares pheni in hot oil at a shop ahead of Karva Chauth in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Jammu: Workers carry a basket of freshly prepared pheni, a traditional delicacy in demand ahead of Karva Chauth, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Mathura: A woman gets her hand decorated with henna ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Patiala: A mehndi artist applies a henna design on a woman's hand on the eve of the Karva Chauth festival at Sadar Bazaar in Patiala, Punjab, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bikaner: Women sell earthen lamps by the roadside ahead of the Karva Chauth festival in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo: IANS)