Basoda or Sheetala Ashtami 2025
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- Basoda or Sheetla Ashtami 2025
- Saturday, 22 March 2025
- Sheetla Ashtami Puja Muhurta : 06:23 am to 06:33 pm
- Ashtami Tithi starts : 22 March 2025 at 04:23 am
- Ashtami date ends : 23 March 2025 at 05:23 am
Basoda is an important festival in Hindu religion. Sheetla Ashtami is also known as 'Basoda Pooja'. Basoda Pooja is a popular festival dedicated to the Sheetla Mata. This festival is celebrated the Ashtami of the Krishna side of Chitra Month. Usually it falls after eight days of Holi but many people celebrate it first on Monday or Friday after Holi.
This festival of Basoda or Sheetla Ashtami is more popular in North Indian states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The festival of Sheetla Ashtami in Rajasthan state is celebrated with great joy. This opportunity is also organized by Fair and Folk Music programs. The devotee celebrates this festival with great joy and devotion. It is believed that keeping fast on this chosen day, they protect them from a variety of diseases.
How to celebrate - Basoda festival?
According to Basoda rivaj, no food is made on this day. Therefore, most of the family cooks food a day before Ashtami and consume stale food. It is believed that Goddess controls the shepherpox, smallpox, measles etc. and people worship them to remove the outbreaks of those diseases.
On the day of Basoda or Sheeta Ashtami, the devotee baths before Sundey. The Sheetla Devi goes to the temple and worshiped Goddess with 'turmeric' and 'Bajra'. After worshiping the worship, they listen to 'Basoda Vrat Katha'. After this, Devi Shela is replaced 'Rabri', 'curd' and other essential offerings. People also take blessings of their elders.
Aarti
- Maa Katyayani Ki Aarti
- Kushmanda Maa Ki Aarti
- Skandamata Ki Aarti
- Ambe Gauri Mata Ji Ki Aarti
- Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali - Aarti
- Shri Jeen Mata Aarti
- Maa Siddhidatri ji ki Aarti
- Mata Vaishno Devi Ki Aarti
- Brahmacharini Devi ki Aarti
- Maa Chandraghanta Ki Aarti
- Maa Kalratri Aarti
- Mahagauri Aarti
- Mata Shailputri Ki Aarti
Mantra
- Sarva Mangal Mangalye Shive Sarvartha Sadhike
- Aapatsu Magnah Smaranan Tvadeeyan Karomi Durge
- Mantras of Nine Forms of Durga Mata
- Om Dum Durgayei Namaha - Goddess Durga Mantra
- Nav Durga Mantra - To get rid of Obstacles and get Wealth and Children
- Nav Durga Mantra - Powerful Mantras for Attainment of Wealth and Obstacles
- Durga Mantra - Srshtisthitivinaashaanaan shaktibhoote sanaatani
- Vande Hansitalaandevee Rasabhasthan - Sheetala Mata Mantra
- Namasteustu Mahaaraudre Mahaaghoraparakrame - Devi Mantra
Stotram
- Aigiri Nandini Mahishasura Mardini Stotram
- Dhumavati Ashtak Stotra
- Bhavani Ashtakam - Devi Bhavani ke Stuti
- Apadunnmoolana Durga Stotram
- Aparajita Stotra - Goddess Durga
- Ananda Lahari Stotra - Goddess Bhavani
- Kali Panch Baan Stotra
- Kali Hridaya Stotra
- Tripura Sundari Veda-Pada Stotram
- Das Mahavidya Stotra
- Durga Ashtottar Stotra
- Mangla Gauri Stotram
- Devya Aratrikam
- Devi Apradh Kshamapan Stotra
- Devi Kshama Prarthana Stotram
- Bagla Panjar Nyaas Stotra
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