Basoda is a festival dedicated to the worship of Mata Sheetla which is celebrated on the eighteenth day of Holi i.e. Chaitra Krishna Paksha Ashtami.
Basoda is also known as Sheetla Ashtami. In some places Basoda is also celebrated on the first Monday or Friday after Holi. Basoda is more popular in North Indian states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi than in South India.
Preparations for the Sheetla Ashtami fast begin a day before, i.e., Krishna Saptami. These preparations are completed by cleaning the kitchen and preparing food on the night of Saptami. Mainly yogurt, gud (Jaggery), and rabri are used in food.
On the day of Sheetla Ashtami, following the rules of fasting in the morning, take a vow of fasting. After that, the sequence of fasting, chalisa, bhajan and aarti of Mata Sheetla follows. After this, the prepared prasad on the night of Saptami has been offered to Sheetla Mata. After that there is a law to worship at the place where Holika is burnt, and in the end, take blessings of the elders of your house. In the end, they themselves take the same food as offerings as prasad.
On this day the stove is not lit in the house, only the stale food prepared on the seventh day is eaten. Since stale food is taken as prasad in this fast, this festival is called Basoda.
| Related Name | Basoda, Sheetala Saptami, Sheetala Ashtami |
| Begins Tithi | Chaitra Krishna Saptami |
| Reason | Sheetala Mata Ashtami. |
| Celebrations | Vrat, Puja, Vrat Katha, Bhajan Kirtan, Sheetla Mata Pujan, Bhog Prasad. |
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