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Sheetala Ashtami 2021
04th
April 2021
(Sunday)
Sheetala Ashtami Starts in : 04/04/2021
Sheetala Ashtami Ends in : 04/04/2021
2021 Sheetala Ashtami
Sheetala Ashtami
Sheetala Ashtami 2021
Sheetala Ashtami Puja Muhurat – 06:14 to 18:31
Duration – 12 Hours 17 Mins
Sheetala Saptami on Saturday, April 3, 2021
Ashtami Tithi Begins – 04:12 on Apr 04, 2021
Ashtami Tithi Ends – 02:59 on Apr 05, 2021
Basoda (बसोडा) Puja is dedicated to Goddess Sheetala and celebrated on Krishna Paksha Ashtami after Holi. Basoda is also known as Sheetala Ashtami. Usually it falls after eight days of Holi but many people observe it on first Monday or Thursday after Holi. Sheetala Ashtami is more popular in North Indian states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
According to Basoda customs families don’t lit fire for cooking. Hence most families cook one day before and consume stale food on Sheetala Ashtami day. It is believed that Goddess Sheetala controls smallpox, chickenpox, measles, etc. and people worship her to ward off any outbreak of those diseases.