1
Drawing the Ahoi Mata Mural & Sanctification
Clean the north or east wall of the puja room. Using red geru and ground rice paste (or place a printed consecrated poster), draw the 8-cornered (Ashtakona) image of Ahoi Mata along with the Sun, Moon, seven sons, and the porcupine (Syahu) with her cubs.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
реР рдЙрдорд╛рдорд╣реЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░рд╛рднреНрдпрд╛рдВ рдирдордГред реР рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдордЩреНрдЧрд▓рдорд╛рдЩреНрдЧрд▓реНрдпреЗ рд╢рд┐рд╡реЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╛рд░реНрдерд╕рд╛рдзрд┐рдХреЗред рд╢рд░рдгреНрдпреЗ рддреНрд░реНрдпрдореНрдмрдХреЗ рдЧреМрд░рд┐ рдирд╛рд░рд╛рдпрдгрд┐ рдирдореЛрд╜рд╕реНрддреБ рддреЗрее
2
Consecration of the Silver Syahu Mala
Place the sacred silver Syahu locket and silver beads strung on red thread on the pooja chowki. Each year on Ahoi Ashtami, mothers add two new silver beads to this heirloom necklace for each child. Anoint the necklace with red roli, akshat, and fragrant flowers.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдЖрдпреБрд░реНрдмрд▓рдВ рдпрд╢реЛ рд╡рд░реНрдЪрдГ рдкреНрд░рдЬрд╛рдГ рдкрд╢реБрд╡рд╕реВрдирд┐ рдЪред рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордкреНрд░рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдВ рдЪ рдореЗрдзрд╛рдВ рдЪ рддреНрд╡рдВ рдиреЛ рджреЗрд╣рд┐ рд╡рдирд╕реНрдкрддрд┐рее
3
Filling the Karwa & Offering Bhog
Fill a clay or brass Karwa with pure water and place a clay lid on it filled with whole wheat grains. Place raw radishes with leaves and 8 or 16 sweet fried pua/gulgule as bhog. Light the pure ghee lamp before Ahoi Mata.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
реР рдЕрдирдиреНрддрд╛рдпреИ рдирдордГред реР рдЕрд╣реЛрдИ рдорд╛рддреНрд░реЗ рдирдордГред рдкреБрддреНрд░-рдкреМрддреНрд░-рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рдпрд┐рдиреНрдпреИ рдирдордГрее
4
Listening to the Ahoi Ashtami Vrat Katha
Sit reverently before the mural holding seven wheat grains in your right fist. Listen to the sacred tale of the repentant mother, Syahu Mata's grief, and Ahoi Mata's supreme deliverance. Upon conclusion, place the grains into your Karwa lid.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдЕрд╣реЛрдИ рдорд╛рддрдГ рдХрд▓реНрдпрд╛рдгрд┐ рдкрд╛рд╣рд┐ рдорд╛рдВ рджреБрдГрдЦрд╕рд╛рдЧрд░рд╛рддреНред рдордо рдкреБрддреНрд░рд╛рдВрд╢реНрдЪ рдкреМрддреНрд░рд╛рдВрд╢реНрдЪ рджреАрд░реНрдШрд╛рдпреБрд╖рдГ рдХреБрд░реБ рдкреНрд░рднреЛрее
5
Evening Star Arghya (Tara Darshan) & Fast Breaking
Step outdoors after sunset to gaze upon the first evening stars (unlike Karwa Chauth which awaits the moon, Ahoi Ashtami awaits the stars). Holding the water-pot and a handful of wheat grains, offer Arghya to the twinkling stars in the sky. Pray for your children's radiant future and break your fast with water and sweet prasad.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдирдореЛ рдирдХреНрд╖рддреНрд░рд╛рдзрд┐рдкрддрдпреЗ рд╡реНрдпреЛрдордЪрд╛рд░рд┐рдгреЗред рддрд╛рд░рд╛рднреНрдпреЛ рдирдордГред рдЕрд╣реЛрдИ рджреЗрд╡реНрдпреИ рдирдордГрее