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Kalashtami October 2024: Date, time, Puja Rituals and Significance

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Kalashtami October 2024 : Kalashtami is one of the most auspicious day which is dedicated to honour Lord Kaal Bhairav . On this sacred day devotees worship the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva. They observe fast and offer prayers to Kaal Bhairav. Kalashtami falls every month on Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha. This month, it will occur on October 23, 2024.

Kalashtami 2024: Date and Time

Ashtami Tithi Begins - October 23, 2024 - 02:48 PM

Ashtami Tithi Ends - October 24, 2024 03:28 PM

Kalashtami 2024: Significance

Kalashtami has a great religious and spiritual significance among Hindus. This day is purely dedicated to worship Lord Kaal Bhairav and devotees express their gratitude and offer prayers to Lord Kaal Bhairav with immense devotion an deep faith. Lord Kaal Bhairav is one of the most fiercest manifestation of Lord Shiva and this day is considered as the powerful day to remove all types of sufferings such as black magic, evil energy, evil eye, evil spirits, and long time physical ailments. Kaal Bhairav means the one, who take over the Kaal (time) or above the kaal and also the one, who removes the fear of Kaal or death. He mounts on Dog and that's why people feed dogs. The day which is dedicated to Lord Kaal Bhairav is Sunday and when Kalashtami falls on Sunday then it holds great importance.

Lord Kaal Bhairav is popularly known as Kshetrapaal who protects the are where you live but for that you have to show your gratitude towards the Lord. On important days or festival days, people visit nearby temples and light a diya with mustard oil and offer it to the Lord along with some home made sweets such as Poode and Halwa. Those who do not have the perfect place to perform such activities, they do it on Chauraha, on four way road and this is not a totka, this is for showing gratitude towards the Lord and seek blessings and also people requests the Lord to protect the place, home and all the people from all types of problems, calamities, and riots also and so he provides the protection to all the devotees who worship him with immense faith and express their true intentions.

Kalashtami 2024: Puja Rituals

1. Wake up early in the morning and take bath before worshipping Kaal Bhairav.
2. Take a wooden plank and place an idol of Kaal Bhairav and if you do not have his idol, you can use picture or the idol of Lord Shiva.
3. Light a diya with mustard oil and offer flowers.
4. Recite Kaal Bhairav Ashtakam and worship him with pure intentions.
5. You must visit the templeto light a diya and offer special bhog prasad which is a meetha rott and offer this to the Lord.
6. You can also prepare semolina halwa, aate ka halwa and poode to offer the Lord.
7. Seek his blessings and requests him to remove your sufferings whether it it related to black magic, or evil eye.

This is how you can make the best use of this day and get rid of all the problems.
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