Breakfast, not hearts: 💔. The Accidental Monk of Karwa Chauth | By Anusha Sharma | October 2025

The Accidental Monk of Karwa Chauth

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Some guys go viral for their sports reels. Some to propose at the Eiffel Tower. But one poor fellow from Delhi, Rohan Malhotra, has gone viral today for a much nobler reason – he accidentally became a monk in Karwa Chauth.

It all started when Neha, Rohan’s wife, decided to watch Karwa Chauth with complete devotion at the Bollywood level. Matching outfit, mehndi, moon application, everything. Rohan, being the ‘modern day supportive husband’, decided to join her in fasting – just for emotional support, of course.

By 11 a.m., he had already Googled “Can I at least get water if I support myself?” By 2 p.m., he was reconsidering every decision he had made in life. By 6pm, he claimed he could see the moon and his ancestors.

Meanwhile, Neha looked fresh as an influencer, fasting, smiling, applying lip colour, while sitting like a deflated paratha.

“Honey, I think my soul has just left my body,” he whispered dramatically into the sunset.

Neighbors later claimed that when Neha finally saw the moon and broke her fast, Rohan refused to eat, saying he was “beyond hungry”. Someone even heard him chant “.” That’s when his friend joked that he “accidentally achieved nirvana.”