There was a time when Karwa Chauth was just a North Indian festival, a sentimental day when married women fasted for their husbands' long lives and stared dramatically at the moon to complete the ritual. Cut to now, it’s practically Bollywood’s Valentine’s Day, complete with designer red lehengas, full glam, mehendi, and that oh-so-perfect 'chalni shot' for Instagram. Honestly, if extraterrestrials ever visit India and study our pop culture, they’ll think this is the one festival holding our marriages, moral compass, and collective serotonin together.
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Let’s be honest, the one to blame for this is Bollywood.
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