Atla Tadde

Atla Tadde is a traditional festival celebrated by married Hindus women of Andhra region in Andhra Pradesh, India, for the health and long life of their husbands. It occurs on the 3rd night after the full moon in Aswiyuja month of Telugu calendar, and falls in either September or October in the Gregorian calendar. It is the Telugu equivalent of Karva Chauth, which is celebrated by north Indian women the following day.

Telugu woman mark Atla Tadde by keeping a day-long fast without food or water. At night women do pooja, and after seeing the moon, they break the fast by eating tiny atlu (miniature dosas).

Following are customs in some places of Andhra Pradesh, India:
This festival is celebrated by women and children also.
On eve of this day, people keep Gorintaku (Mehndi) on their palms.
Women and Children are wake-up in the early morning of this day before sunrises, and eat suddi (rice cooked day before night) with perugu (curds) and Gongura chutney
People swing in the uyyala (Swing (seat)).
In this day, Some have the custom of preparing atlu and keep those as offering to goddess gowri,and after they will be distributed to relatives, neighbors as vaayanam.
People sing song "atla taddi aaratloi, mudda pappu mudatloi...".