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Sakat Chauth 2024: Among the two auspicious Chaturthi Thithis is Sakat Chauth. The Hindu calendar has two Chaturthi Thithis in a month: Sakat Chauth, which falls after Amavasya during the Krishna Paksha, and Vinayak Chaturthi, also known as Sankashti Chaturthi, which falls after the Shukla Paksha. While there is a fast on every Chaturthi, Sakat Chauth, which falls in the months of Magha and Pausha, is considered to be the most significant Chaturthi for keeping a fast. This year, the Sakat Chauth vrat is being observed on 29th January 2024. 

Sakat Chauth 2024: Date And Moonrise

- Sakat Chauth Date 2024: 29th January 2024 (Monday)

- Chaturthi Tithi Begins - 06:10 AM, 29th January 2024

- Chaturthi Tithi Ends - 08:54 AM, 30th January 2024

- Moonrise Time On Sakat Chaturthi - 09:10 PM, 29th January 2024

"Vighnaharta," another name for Lord Ganesha, literally translates to "the remover of all obstacles." (Image Source: Canva)

Sakat Chaturthi 2024: Significance Of This Sacred Fast 

For devotees, Sakat Chauth is a highly auspicious day. The fast is observed strictly, especially in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The goal of the fast is to obtain the blessings of Lord Ganesha. Another name for Lord Ganesha is "Vighnaharta," which means, inexactly, "the remover of all obstacles." Therefore, the purpose of the fast is to worship Lord Ganesha to remove all barriers from life. 

Devotees who carry out the fast and puja with sincerity are believed to be able to get the choicest blessings of Lord Ganpati. Couples experiencing difficulties during childbirth may also uphold a fast on this day and offer prayers to Lord Ganesha, as this is said to have a positive effect on their situation. 

Sakat Chaturthi 2024: Puja Vidhi For This Auspicious Vrat 

- Devotees must wake up early in the morning, worship Lord Ganesha, and recite the Ganesha Ashtottara. 

- Make a tiny mound out of til (sesame seeds) and mud. Afterwards, make an alpana (a colourful motif) and clean the place of worship.

- After setting up a wooden platform, cover it with a fresh, clean towel.

- Light a lamp on one side of it and place a Kalash (a metallic urn) on the other.

- Present Lord Ganesha and the mud and til mound with all the ceremonial offerings, including flowers, kumkum, moli, roli, dhoop, til, and incense sticks.

- Present five til ladoos (sweets), gur (jaggery), and dry fruits to the god.

- All day, the devotees are required to upkeep their fast.

- Devotees must offer arghya to the moon with water when it rises.

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- After prayers and arghya to the moon god are offered, devotees can break their fast by consuming till laddoos as prashad. 


 

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