It is a Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Sheetla Mata, the deity believed to protect devotees from diseases like smallpox, infections, and seasonal illnesses.

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: Sheetala Ashtami, also known as Basoda, is celebrated annually in the Chaitra month. Devotees offer stale food to Goddess Sheetala. In Prayagraj's Kalyani Devi Temple, a ...

Imagine a festival where people intentionally eat food cooked the previous day. No cooking. No fresh meals. Only cold, leftover food. At first, it sounds strange. But this tradition is deeply ...

Basoda or Sheetala Ashtami will fall on March 9 or 11 this year, according to some. The name comes from ‘basiyaura’, meaning stale, a word better known as ‘baas ...