Overview
- The Ashtami tithi for Durga Ashtami runs from 4:58 AM IST on August 1 to 7:23 AM IST on August 2.
- Devotees avoid the inauspicious Rahu Kaal from 11:08 AM to 12:47 PM and conduct core puja during the Abhijit Muhurta from 12:21 PM to 1:13 PM.
- Fasting guidelines call for abstaining from meat and alcohol, with many maintaining the fast on milk and fruits.
- Home rituals involve cleansing with Gangajal, dressing the altar in red, offering flowers and panchamrit, reciting Durga Chalisa and Durga Saptashati, and performing Kumari Puja.
- The Moon in Libra under Swati Nakshatra is believed to enhance balance, beauty and creative inspiration during today’s worship.