FRIDAY fast _for Devi Shukravar fasting begins at sunrise and ends with sunset and devotees wear white dress and partakes in the evening meal that consists of white-colored food like kheer or payasam a dessert made og milk and rice. Great importance is attached to the Solah Shukravar Vrats or the 16 Friday fasts for Santoshi Mata, where a devotee fasts for 16 consecutive Fridays. It is mandatory on the devotee to avoid any sour food items during this sixteen-week long Friday fasting and offer the goddess chana (Bengal gram) and gur (jaggery or solid molasses). Goddess Santoshi Mata grants devotees any wish or desire if she is amply satisfied with the purity of their devotion. Lord Shukra provides happiness and material wealth and the period of Shukra in the devotees astrological chart is considered to be most productive and lucky.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:59:51 +0000
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