This festival is celebratd mostly in the villages of Bhaderwah. It is much like the festival of Karwa Chowth, which is celebrated all over India.
On the day of Kanchowth, married women of hilly areas of Bhaderwah pray for the long life of their husbands. Women keep fast on this day and pray Lord Shiva. Generally women dressed in their best dresses - sari or makhmal dress or their wedding dress and golden ornaments from a particular village gather at a near by waterbody - bowli or village temple where they perform pooja together and then sing Ghurai and dance one by one. They bow down to to touch each others feet in order to get blessings from each other for the long life of their husbands. This is called 'Thel' in the local language. The important thing to note is that only on this day married women bow down to all irrespective of the caste, creed, age, sex or religion to take their blessings. They even touch the feet of their children who in return say "Sada suhagan bhoth" (Long live your husband). For the few following days, women go to the relatives living nearby to offer 'Thel'.