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Shitala Saptami — Chaitra Krishna Saptami — the day before Shitala Ashtami. Devi Shitala (form of Devi Parvati) is invoked for protection from heat, fever, smallpox and pox-related diseases. The kitchen fire is extinguished after cooking the previous night's meal, which is offered cold to Devi the next morning.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ शीतलायै नमः
Om Shitalayai Namah
Salutations to Devi Shitala, the Cooling One
✦ Special Note
Especially observed in North India (UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab). Forms part of the two-day Basoda observance with Shitala Ashtami.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Basoda meal — cold sweet rice, curd-rice, and yesterday-cooked pakoras (no fire is lit on this day)
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