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SHITALA ASHTAMI
📅 14 Mar 2019
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SHITALA ASHTAMI
Shitala Ashtami is celebrated in honour of Shitala Mata, the goddess of small-pox in the month of Chaitra (March-April). It is celebrated in her temple by offering sacred water along with rice and milk on Sundays and Fridays. Women along with their children visit the temple in the morning and offer prayers. Food is offered to seven virgin girls to attain the blessings of the deity
