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2019 Sheetala Ashtami Festival Date And Timings

Sheetala Ashtami On Thursday 28th March 2019
Sheetala Ashtami Puja Timings:
Sheetala Ashtami Puja Muhurat = 6:20 AM to 6:32 PM
Duration = 12 Hours 12 Mins
Ashtami Tithi Starts = 8:55 PM on 27-March-2019
Ashtami Tithi Ends = 10:34 PM on 28-March-2019

Sheetala Ashtami Pooja

About Sheetala Ashtami Puja:
Basoda Puja, also known as Sheetala Ashtami, is dedicated to Goddess Sheetala and is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Ashtami after Holi. Sheetala Ashtami, which is more popular in the North Indian states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, usually occurs eight days after Holi, but it is noticed that people in many places observe it on the first Monday or Friday after Holi.

As per the existing customs, on Sheetala Ashtami day, families should not cook fresh food. So they cook one day before and eat the stale food on this day. Devotees believe that Goddess Sheetala controls diseases like smallpox, chickenpox, measles, etc. and they worship the Goddess to protect them from outburst of such diseases.
In Gujarat, people observe a ritual called Shital Satam just a day before Krishna Janmashtami. Similar to Sheetala Ashtami, Shitala Satam is also dedicated to Goddess Sheetala and no fresh food is cooked by the families on that day.

2019 Sheetala Ashtami Festival Date And Timings

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