Sheetala Saptami 2022: date, worship method and the fasting rules

In Hinduism, stale food is eaten on the day of Sheetala Saptami or Sheetala Ashtami. On this day, women worship Sheetla Mata by law. According to religious beliefs, child happiness is attained by the grace of Sheetla Mata. Worshipping Sheetla Mata brings happiness and prosperity. In Hinduism, stale food is eaten on the day of Sheetala Saptami or Sheetala Ashtami.

On this day, women worship Sheetla Mata. According to religious beliefs, by the grace of Mata Sheetla, there is an increase in wealth and grain and the person gets freedom from diseases. On this day fresh food is not prepared at home.

Sheetla Saptami 2022 Shubh Muhurta
Sheetala Satam Puja Muhurta on Thursday, August 18, 2022 - will be from 05:52 to 18:58. Saptami Tithi will start on August 17, 2022 at 20:24. Saptami Tithi will end on August 18, 2022, till 21:20.

The relevance of the Sheetala Saptami festival is clearly described in Skanda Purana. According to scriptures and Hindu mythology, Goddess Sheetala is an incarnation of Goddess Durga and Maa Parvati.

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Sheetala Saptami Puja Rules
On this special day, devotees worship and perform rituals of Sheetla Mata. People get up before sunrise and take bath with cold water. After this, they go to the temple of Goddess Sheetala and perform various rituals and pujas and offer prayers to attain a happy, healthy and peaceful life.To complete the puja, devotees read and listen to Sheetala Mata Vrat Katha.
In some parts of the country, people observe strict fasts and rules to please the Goddess.

What to do on Sheetala Saptami
On the day of Sheetala Saptami, many types of dishes are prepared in homes. In these Halwa, Puri, Dahi Bada, Dumplings, Puy Rabri etc. are made. Next morning women offer these things to Sheetla Mata and pray for the happiness and prosperity of the family. On this day the members of the house including Sheetla Mata also eat stale food, for this reason, it is also called the Basoda festival. It is believed that it is not appropriate to eat stale food after this day.

It marks the end of the winter season and is considered to be the last day of this season. By doing this worship, Sheetla Mata is pleased and by her grace, fever, yellow fever, foul-smelling boils, pimples, defects of Sheetla and all diseases of the eyes are removed.

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Keep these things in mind
Hot things are not eaten on Sheetala SaptamiAlong with this, the stove is not lit in the house. A day before, all food pudding, dumplings, revdi etc. should be prepared and kept at night. According to astrology, bathing with hot water is also prohibited on this day. There is also a tradition of taking a bath with cold water on the day of Sheetala Ashtami.