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Hal Shashti or Har chatt or Lalhi or Lalita Vrat is observed on the Shasti of Krishna Paksha in Bhadrapada (July - August ) month of the Hindu calender every year. This day is consider as the birthday of the lord Balram, the elder brother of lord Krishna . The day is also known as Shast or Lalhi Shast or Har Chatt. Shovel and pestle were the main tools of Balram. At some places, this fast is also known as Lalita Vrat. The methods of observing the fast are same everywhere.
This fast is observed by women who have son.It is mentioned in the Katha that with the blessings of this fast which is suggested by the lord Krishna , Uttara ( From Mahabharata ) had regained her destroyed womb. This fast helps in Vansha Vridhi .The ladies who observe this fast do not eat the food which is ploughed and sown by the shovel.
Procedure of Fast
The ladies brush their teeth with the mahua datoon or stick in the morning. The food sown or ploughed with the shovel is not eaten on this day. That is why, women observing fast on this day eat only the rice of Nivar or Pasaha Chawal. The milk of cow is also not taken on this day in any form. The women observing fast make a 'Jal Kund' or Talab in a corner of their houses after getting up in the morning. The branches of Ber, Palash, Fig and Kush grass are buried like a tree at the one corner of this little pond , the women put some toys into the pond , they place a picture of Shiv , Parvati , Ganesh and Kartikeya ji near it and the puja is performed in the afternoon. The seven cereals namely wheat, gram, paddy, corn, sorghum, millet and pigeon pea are roasted and offered in this worship. Dried Mahua fruit,the cloth coloured with turmeric and marriage related things are also offered in this worship.After puja and listening to the katha , the women take some water from that worship pond on their Saree pallu and make a splash of that water with the pallu on the back of their sons as blessing.
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