🌼 Sheetala Ashtami Fast Rules 🌿 On the day of the fast, wake up early in the morning and take a bath. ❌ Do not clean the house because “Basoda” itself means stale. Keep the house as [Basoda] ; Sheetala Mata holds a broom in one of her hands. Perform the worship early in the morning, before sunrise, because after sunrise it becomes hot and the Basoda worship of Sheetala Mata is not performed. 🛕 Then prepare for the worship in front of the idol or picture of Sheetala Mata. 🍚 Offer cold (stale) food such as dry fruits, sweets, pua, puri, vegetables, lentils, rice, lapsi, curd, halwa, sweet rice, and roti. Both cooked and uncooked cooling foods can be offered. Do not light the stove, gas, or fire in the house on this day. 🙏 Offer water, flowers, rice (akshat), and roli, and worship Sheetala Mata with devotion. Rec...

🌼 Sheetala Ashtami Vrat Vidhi – 2026 🌿 On the day of the fast, wake up early in the morning and take a bath. ❌ Do not clean the house on this day. The word Basoda itself means stale food . On this day, the house is kept “Basoda” (stale) . Sheetala Mata holds a broom in one of her hands. Perform the worship early in the morning before sunrise , because after sunrise the heat increases and the worship of Sheetala Mata (Basoda) is not performed. 🛕 After this, prepare for the worship in front of the idol or picture of Sheetala Mata . 🍚 Offer cold (stale) food such as dry fruits, sweets, pua, puri, vegetables, lentils, rice, lapsi, curd, halwa, sweet rice and roti. Both cooked and uncooked cooling foods can be offered. ❌ On this day do not light the stove or gas in the house. 🙏 Offer water, flowers, rice (akshat) and roli and worship Sheetala Mata with devotion. Recite the Sheetala Mata Stotra and perform night vigil (Jagran). 📖 After the worship, listen to or read the Sheetala A...