Overview

• The Ashtami tithi spans October 13 to the morning of October 14, according to published panchang calculations.
• Drik Panchang-based reports list the evening puja muhurat from 5:59 pm to 7:13 pm with star-sighting around 6:22 pm.
• Times Now cites a puja window of 5:53 pm to 7:08 pm with stars visible about 6:17 pm, while Hindustan Times lists 5:25 pm to 6:38 pm with stars at 5:47 pm.
• Devotees traditionally end the upvas after sighting stars, though some wait for moonrise, which is reported between about 11:05 pm and 11:31 pm.
• Rituals include drawing or worshipping Ahoi Mata, lighting a ghee lamp, offering prasad such as halwa and puri, and reciting the vrat katha of atonement and child protection.