Ahoi Ashtami 2024 Puja Muhurat: Ahoi Ashtami is a Hindu festival, in which mothers keep a fast for the long life, prosperity and progress of their children. Women break this fast after offering Arghya to the stars. Ahoi Mata is worshiped on this day, which has deep significance. This Hindu festival is celebrated with prayers and traditional ceremonies. Ahoi Mata is considered to be the form of Mother Parvati. It is said that even Bholenath becomes happy by observing this fast.
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The festival of Ahoi Ashtami falls four days after Karva Chauth and about eight days before Diwali, making it a special part of the festive season that precedes the grand celebration of Diwali. This day is also known as Ahoi Aathe. On this day, along with Ahoi Mata, Lord Shri Krishna is also worshipped. Married women break their fast only after looking at the stars in the evening, which leads to the birth of a child. Let us know on which date Ahoi Ashtami will be celebrated this year and get correct information about its auspicious time, yoga, method and special significance.
Ahoi Ashtami is celebrated every year in the month of Kartik. This festival is celebrated only on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. According to the calendar, the highly revered Hindu festival Ahoi Ashtami will be celebrated this time on 24 October 2024. This year, Ashtami Tithi will start on 24th October at 1:24 am and will end the next day on 25th October at 1:58 am.
The most auspicious time for Ahoi Ashtami Puja will be from 5:42 to 6:59 on Thursday, October 24. The auspicious time for looking at the stars and offering Arghya in the evening is 6:06 minutes, at which time women can break the fast after looking at the stars. Apart from this, moonrise time is being told at 11:55.
On Ahoi Ashtami, women should take bath in the morning and after that wear clean clothes. After this, after cleaning one wall of the house, make a picture of Ahoi Mata on it with kumkum or ochre, light a lamp in front of it and read the story of Ahoi Mata. After the story, pray to Ahoi Mata for the birth of a child or for the protection of your child and do the puja only when the stars appear in the sky in the evening. While offering Arghya to the stars, chant mantras and offer the dishes prepared for the puja like puri, sweets, halwa to the goddess. Then worship together with all the family members.
Like Hartalika Teej and Karva Chauth, the fasting of Ahoi Ashtami is also very strict. On this day, married women observe a fast without food or water till evening. After this, she breaks her fast after looking at the stars in the evening. Many women end this fast after seeing the moon.
