Ahoi Ashtami, a revered Hindu festival in India, celebrates maternal love and devotion on the eighth day of the waning moon in Kartik. Mothers fast from sunrise to moonrise, seeking blessings from Ahoi Mata for their children's well-being. The fast ends after spotting stars at night, emphasizing the unbreakable bond between mothers and offspring, making it a significant and heartwarming festival in the Hindu calendar.
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00:00 As a young girl embarking on a journey from the Bengal's serene embrace to Delhi's
00:11 chaos, blending spices and Rabindranath Tagore's sangeet coming from a different state, I planted
00:18 a seed of curiosity in my mind about the culture, beliefs and religion of the people of Uttar
00:24 Pradesh.
00:25 The most awaited Ahoi Ashtami is a core Hindu festival celebrated mainly in North India
00:31 by Hindu women.
00:33 According to Uday Tithi, Ahoi Ashtami will be celebrated on Sunday, November 5 at 12.59
00:40 am and end on November 6 at 3.18 am.
00:44 Ahoi Ashtami holds a very religious significance in the Hindu festival.
00:50 Ahoi Ashtami or Ahoi Tithi is also called Krishna Paksha and it takes place in the month
00:56 of Kartik, 8 days before Diwali and 4 days after Karva Chauth.
01:01 This day has a long history.
01:04 It is said that on this fine day, a moneylender's wife decided to fetch some soil from the nearby
01:09 forest to redecorate or renovate her house for the upcoming Diwali festival.
01:14 While digging soil in the forest, she accidentally kills a lion cub with the spade in the month
01:21 of Kartik.
01:22 Being a mother of seven sons, she was cursed by the animal that all her sons would die
01:27 within an year and soon it all ended.
01:31 The tormented parents decided to go on a pilgrimage and walk until they fell unconscious.
01:37 Seeing this, God felt heartbroken and performed an Akashvani that commanded the couple to
01:43 return home and to divinely worship the holy cow, Goddess Ahoi, as she knows and Goddess
01:50 Lakshmi.
01:52 The Goddess Ahoi is believed to be the protector of the offspring of living beings.
01:58 After being pleased with their devotion and sincerity, the couple was blessed with the
02:02 boon of fertility.
02:05 On this auspicious occasion, all the Hindu mothers perform fasting or vrat.
02:10 They wake up early in the morning, take a holy bath, wear clean clothes, clean the house
02:15 and fast for the entire day without food or water.
02:19 In the evening, all the Hindu mothers are dressed up like a divine angel preparing food
02:25 for the deity, performing prayers and singing vrat katha.
02:30 Krishna Ashtami is a day for women without children to fast and perform Ahoi Ashtami
02:35 rituals, including bathing in Radha Kund in Uttar Pradesh before sunrise and worshipping
02:40 Goddess Kushmanda and Lord Krishna.
02:43 Halwa is considered to be the main prasad of Ahoi Ashtami.
02:48 This day is celebrated to strengthen the bond between a mother and a child.
02:54 Mothers pray for their children's well-being.
02:57 And I wish may their children achieve success for all their hard work and all their dreams
03:02 come true and they lead a healthy and happy life.
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