Overview

• A News18 photo guide published Oct. 3 promotes 2025 mehndi trends, highlighting heart motifs, traditional Indian patterns, bridal full-hand, Arabic, mandala, couple portraits and minimalistic styles.
• Times Now on Oct. 3 states the fast falls on Oct. 10, listing Chaturthi tithi from 10:54 pm to 7:38 pm (Oct. 10), a worship window from 5:16 am to 6:29 pm and moonrise at 7:42 pm.
• News18’s Oct. 2 gallery says Karwa Chauth will be observed on Oct. 9, while its Oct. 3 gallery says Oct. 10, creating a date discrepancy within the outlet.
• Coverage reiterates core observance steps: a sankalpa at dawn, a nirjala fast without food or water, evening Karwa puja and breaking the fast after sighting the moon with prayers to Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha and Kartikeya.
• Articles describe the festival’s prominence across North and parts of Central India and note that the image galleries include AI-generated visuals and social-sourced photos from Pinterest and Instagram.