Kartik Krishna Ashtami ko maatayein Ahoi Maa (Maa Parvati ka swaroop) ki puja karke santaan ki dirghayu ki kamna karti hain. Yeh vrat Karwa Chauth jaisa hi nirjala hota hai aur Diwali se kuch din pehle aata hai.
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Vidhi
Kaise manayein
Suryoday se nirjala vrat ka sankalp lein.
Deewar par Ahoi Maa aur seyi (sahi) ka chitra banakar puja karein.
Shaam ko taaron ya chandrodaya par arghya dekar vrat kholein.
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Shubh Muhurat
Muhurat
Puja pradosh kaal (shaam) mein; vrat taaron ke darshan/arghya ke baad khulta hai.