Thu Oct 24 15:38:37 UTC 2024: **Summary of the Article on Ahoi Ashtami 2024**

– **Event Overview**: Ahoi Ashtami is being observed today, with mothers fasting for the long life, good health, and bright future of their children.
– **Significance**: The festival holds special importance in Hinduism and is celebrated on the eighth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik. In 2024, it falls on October 24.
– **Fasting and Rituals**: Mothers will maintain a Nirjala (waterless) fast and will break it after worshiping the moon and stars in the evening. Ahoi Ashtami is also known as Ahoi Aathe.
– **Key Times**:
– **Ahoi Ashtami**: Begins on October 24 at 1:18 AM and ends on October 25 at 1:58 AM.
– **Star Viewing**: 6:06 PM.
– **Moonrise**: 11:56 PM on October 24.
– **Rituals**: Bathing in Radha Kund is significant on this day, believed to bring blessings of progeny happiness. The auspicious time for bathing will be from 11:38 PM to 12:29 AM.
– **Deity Worship**: Ahoi Mata is considered an incarnation of Goddess Parvati, and her worship is believed to provide protection for children and good health.
– **Disclaimer**: The article notes that the information provided should be verified with relevant experts for accuracy.

**Additional News**: A dispute has arisen in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, over the illegal construction of a shrine near Children’s Park. The Dev Bhoomi Sangharsh Samiti has warned the administration to remove the shrine following an investigation or face protests similar to those in Shimla. Meanwhile, illegal structures at the Sanjauli mosque in Shimla are being demolished.

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