🌼 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...