For centuries Hindus have worshipped power Goddesses of Education, Wealth, Justice in the forms of Sarasvati, Lakshmi and Durga. Ironically, however women in India continue to be denied education and financial stability. Former customs of ‘sati’ and present customs of dowry reflect the subjugation they continue to suffer. However festivals glorifying several goddesses continue to be celebrated in different parts of India. My special focus in this paper is an old Indian folktale of Princess Veeravati, which is entwined into a festival called karvachauth. On this day married women all over north India fast to pray for the long life of their husbands. They eat their food only when they see the moon at night. As part of the ritual of karvachauth, women gather in a house where they tell the story of Veeravati to each other. On this day Veeravati is glorified as a Goddess and women make wheat dolls of her to place in their prayer plates. Women sit in a circle and tell the story of her faithfulness to her husband. In the tale, Veeravati almost looses her husband once in death and once to another woman. But Goddess Parvati who understands her faithfulness and innocence saves Veeravati from her catastrophes. The story is symbolic of the glorification of a woman, which is decided by her virtue as wife. Her heroic worship by other women is symbolic of the deeds that a woman must undertake in order to earn respect from her family, and more importantly, blessings from God.