Read this amazing love story on the auspicious occasion of Karwa Chauth, the symbol of eternal love

What is Karwa Chauth and why it is significant?

Karva Chauth, a major festival celebrated primarily by married women, is quickly approaching. With great enthusiasm and faith, people celebrate the festival of love, trust, and marital joy. The date of Karwa Chauth 2023 is November 1, 2023 (Wednesday). The event is observed during the waning moon cycle in the month of Kartika, approximately nine days before Diwali, according to the Hindu calendar.

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The celebration of Karwa Chauth is based on the idea that it is an admiration of Goddess Parvati, who sacrificed in order to marry Lord Shiva. Married women observe this fast to secure the health of their spouses and a long-lasting union.

On this day, women worship the goddess Gauri and break their fast by drinking water from their husbands' hands before eating dinner in the evening after offering water to the moon.

Miraculous Love story of Laxmi

Setting an example, Kanpur resident Alok decided to move in with fellow campaigner Laxmi after starting an award-winning campaign for victims of acid attacks.

Laxmi, whose face was severely damaged by an acid attack from a man whose marriage proposal she turned down when she was fifteen, has a particular cause for joy these days.

As Laxmi, has found a lifelong partner. On July 21, 2013, the Hindustan Times featured her story of bravery in the face of severe adversity in a series on victims of acid attacks.

Alok Dixit, a Kanpur-based social activist who runs the Spot of Shame campaign against acid attacks on social media, was impressed by Laxmi's spirit.

"She was bold and intelligent when she came to us. Unlike the other girls, who avoided society and usually moved around with their faces covered, Laxmi moved freely and with an open face. He said that he saw a fighter in her and that they eventually fell in love. Laxmi, a Delhi resident who was acid-attacked in 2005 and avoided society for nearly 8 years, met him in May.

In May, Laxmi, a Delhi resident who was attacked with acid in 2005 and avoided society for nearly eight years, joined him. They quickly fell in love.

Their families have accepted their relationship as well as their decision not to have a traditional wedding.

"We don't want people to come to our wedding and make comments about my appearance." People are most concerned with a bride's appearance. So we decided against having a ceremony," Laxmi explained.

She has had seven surgeries so far, and more may be on the way. Laxmi recounts how difficult it was to transition from social isolation to companionship.

"I learned to live with the physical pain, but the way society reacted was even more painful." My own family had stopped seeing me. "I stayed inside for eight years and only went out with my face covered," Laxmi explained.

"I tried to find work, but no one was interested in hiring me." "They said people would be afraid to see me in an office," she explained.

She claims that when people avoid survivors, they lose confidence in their ability to form relationships.

'What is their fault,' she always asks the society. People accept those who are born blind or physically challenged, but they are rejected, according to Laxmi.

She believes that her situation is worse than that of rape victims because they have lost their identities due to disfigured faces, she said.

Through social media activism, Alok's campaign has spread from his hometown of Kanpur to other cities. Approximately 50 victims have currently joined the campaign to fight for justice for acid attack survivors.

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