10 Lines on Shitalashtami
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Short Essay on Shitalashtami
- Shitalashtami is a holy festival of Hindus.
- Sheetla Mata is worshiped on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month.
- In some places the worship of Mata is done on the first Monday or Thursday after Holi.
- This year in 2023 the festival of Sheetla Ashtami will be celebrated on 15 March.
- The ritual of worshiping Sheetla Mata is also special.
- A day before on (saptami), food is prepared for offering to Shitala Mata, which is called Basoda.
- This stale food is eaten as Prasad and it is distributed as Prasad among all the devotees.
- It is for this reason that Sheetalashtami festival is known as Basoda in entire North India.
- On the occasion of Sheetlashtami, an annual fair is organized at Chaksu’s Sheel Dungri. Devotees from far and wide come here to pray Sheetla Mata.
- Sheetla Mata holds a broom and an urn in her hand. Broom is the symbol of cleanliness and 33 crore deities reside in the Kalash.
- According to Hindu mythological stories, Sheetla Mata is the goddess of smallpox and measles, with her blessings these diseases can be cured.
- People worship Sheetla Mata to protect their children and their family from diseases.
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