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Sheetala Ashtami 2025: The festival of Sheetla Ashtami is celebrated after Holi. Some people celebrate it on Saptami. Both days are dedicated to Mata Sheetla. There is a mythological belief that this fast is beneficial for health.

On this day, those who worship fast and Sheetla Mata can also be avoided from infection. It is also known in the local language by the names of Basoda, Budha Basoda or Basiyora. Let’s know the date of Sheetla Ashtami and Saptami, Pooja Muhurta.

Sheetla Ashtami 2025

Sheetla Ashtami is on 22 March 2025. Sheetla Ashtami is more popular in North Indian states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. It is believed that Goddess Sheetla controls diseases like smallpox, measles etc. and people worship them for protection from the outbreak of these diseases.

Sheetla Ashtami 2025 Pooja Muhurta

The Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month will start at 4.23 am on 22 March 2025 and the next day will end on 23 March 2025 at 5.3 am.

• Pooja Muhurta – 6.21 in the morning to 6.32
• Worship period – 12 hours 11 minutes

When is Sheetla Saptami?

Sheetal Saptami is on 21 March 2025. On this day, the Muhurta of worship starts from 6.21 minutes in the morning and ends at 6.32 minutes in the evening.

Why eat stale food?

According to the tradition of Basoda festival, fire is not lit in homes on this day for cooking food, that is why most of the families make food a day in advance and consume stale food on the day of Sheetla Ashtami. It is said that Sheetla Mata is the goddess of coolness, so those fasting are forbidden to eat hot things on this day.

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