శీతల సప్తమి
Shitala Satam
Thursday, 3 September 2026 in Hyderabad · in 245 days
The observance day is decided by which tithi prevails at sunrise. Where a tithi straddles two civil days, the rule — not the calendar — picks the day, and that rule is exactly what differs between traditions.
Worship of Shitala Mata with the cold food cooked on Randhan Chhath
- Only cold food eaten
- Shitala Mata puja
- No fire lit
ⓘ The same day, named differently
- Amanta — your region
- శ్రావణం · కృష్ణ సప్తమి
- Purnimanta regions
- భాద్రపదం · కృష్ణ సప్తమి
Same day, same tithi, same timings — only the month name differs, because the two conventions cut the month at opposite ends. Why →