Amavasya is a very important day in Hindu calendar. Many rituals are performed on Amavasya day.
Pithori Amavasya is the new moon in the month of Bhadrapada. It comes between the months of August and September.
On this day people worship Goddess Durga. Married women and mothers worship 64 goddesses on Pithori Amavasya for the happiness and good health of their children.
People believe that fasting on Pithori Amavasa fulfills all their wishes.
Pithori Amavasya will be celebrated on August 26 this year. Pithori Amavasya will start from 6:50 PM and end at 9:03 PM. The duration of Pithori Amavasya will be 2 hours 13 minutes.
Date and Shubh Muhurat
According to scriptures, the story of Pithori Amavasya fast is believed to have been narrated by Goddess Parvati to Lord Indra's wife. That is why married women, mainly mothers worship 64 goddesses for the welfare of their children and long life.
Bhadrapada Amavasya or Pithori Amavasya is observed by devotees to get rid of past sins and hatred in the heart.