Just 4 days following the rigorous Karwa Chauth vrat, moms embark on their fasting journey for Ahoi Ashtami, all within the identify of their kids’s well-being.
Ahoi Ashtami 2023 Timings and Shubh Muhurat
For Ahoi Ashtami, the auspicious puja muhurat commences on November 5 at 5:35 pm and concludes at 6:52 pm, spanning a period of 1 hour and 18 minutes. The night is right for stargazing, with stars seen from 5:58 pm.
Evening time for sighting stars:Â 5:58pm
Moonrise on Ahoi Ashtami:Â 12:02 am, November 6
Ashtami Tithi begins:Â 12:59 am on November 5, 2023 and can finish 3:18 am on November 6, 2023
Ahoi Ashtami 2023: Puja Vidhi
1. Start the day by waking up early and taking a purifying tub. Then, make a ‘Sankalp’ (agency resolve) to look at the Nirjala quick for the day.
2. Find an acceptable spot within the northeast course and place a small stool or ‘chowki’ there. Cover the chowki with a crimson or yellow fabric and arrange an image of Ahoi Mata.
3. Create a small mound of wheat close to the Ahoi Mata image and place a Kalash (urn) on high of it. This marks the graduation of the Ahoi Ashtami puja.
4. Offer flowers, garlands, roli, sindoor (vermilion), and akshat (rice grains) to the picture of Ahoi Mata. Some may embody choices of a full sugarcane, two radishes, and water chestnuts (singhara).
5. Light a ghee diya (oil lamp) and incense sticks to create a sacred ambiance for the puja.
6. With wheat and flowers in your fingers, recite the Ahoi Mata Vrat Katha (narrative). After finishing the story, provide wheat and flowers as a mark of respect.
7. In the night, provide your prayers whereas gazing on the stars and the moon. Conclude the puja by giving the Bayana (reward) to your mother-in-law, an elder member of the family, or the temple priest. Finally, break your quick by consuming water.
Ahoi Ashtami 2023: Puja Samagri
For a profitable Ahoi Ashtami puja, guarantee you’ve gotten the next puja samagri (supplies):
– Roli: Red vermilion utilized in making use of tilak (mark) on the brow.
– Bangles: Traditional glass or metallic bangles.
– Kajal: Black eye kohl.
– Red Clothes: Red apparel worn in the course of the puja.
– Sindoor: Red vermilion powder utilized by married girls.
– Bindi: Decorative brow dot.
– Picture of Ahoi Mata: An picture of the goddess for the puja.
In addition, you have to:
– Kalash with Water: A sacred pitcher full of water.
– Fruits and Flowers: Quite a lot of contemporary fruits and flowers for choices.
– Kalava: Sacred thread for tying on wrists.
– Raw Rice: Uncooked rice grains.
– Sweets: Traditional sweets and desserts.
– Cow’s Milk: Milk from a cow.
– Diya with Cow’s Ghee: Oil lamp with clarified cow’s ghee.
– Sugarcane: A full sugarcane.
– Water Chestnut: Singharas, additionally provided.
– Ahoi Vrat Katha: The sacred narrative for recitation.
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