Sometimes you wake up, and the day already feels different. Pithori Amavasya is one of those days. This year, it falls on August 22. It is a new moon, the sky pulled clean and dark. People say this is the day when the past and the future meet, when you remember your ancestors and pray for your children, all in the same breath.

Date and Timings of Pithori Amavasya Vrat 2025

This year, Pithori Amavasya Vrat will be observed on Friday, August 22, 2025, during the Bhadrapada Amavasya.

Amavasya Tithi Begins: 11:55 AM on August 22

Amavasya Tithi Ends: 11:35 AM on August 23

Pithori Vrat Pradosh Muhurat: 06:27 pm to 08:46 pm (Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes)

This sacred vrat is also known as Pitori Amavas or Kushotpatini Amavasya in different regions of India.

Why Pithori Amavasya matters?

Every Amavasya has its own significance and power, but Pithori Amavasya is quite personal. It is mainly for mothers who fast for the well-being of their children. It is for families who bow their heads and whisper thanks to the ones who came before them. It is almost like standing on a quiet bridge. On one side are your children, their laughter, their tears, and their unknown futures. On the other side are your ancestors, their faces fading but their presence still steady. And you stand in between, holding the thread, keeping the story alive.

Puja vidhi and rituals of Pithori Amavasya

Pithori Amavasya doesn’t demand much out of you. It moves gently, almost shyly. Here is how you can celebrate it: 

1. Morning: Bathe early, picturing that the water is from the Ganga itself, even if it’s just from a tap in the backyard. You can also mix a dash of gangajal in your bath water if you have some on hand. Afterwards, you take a sankalp, a small vow in your heart, something on the lines of,  ‘today I fast, today I pray, today I honour.’

2. For Ancestors: Water is poured out slowly, with names said out. Simple food is cooked: dal, rice, maybe vegetables, and offered to them. This act is called tarpan. The belief is that by feeding people in their name, you ease your ancestors and invite their blessings down into your life.

3. For Goddess Durga: Married women keep the vrat, asking Goddess Durga to protect their children. For the puja, they decorate a small altar with flowers, fruits, and incense sticks. The prayers are not complicated either; they are the kind any mother would say, ‘Keep them safe, keep them strong, let their lives be long and kind.’

4. Evening: As the sun falls, diyas are lit. That hour of Pradosh, from 6:27 pm to 8:46 pm, is considered very special. The glow of the lamps makes the home feel softer. People chant, some sing, some sit silently. The new moon is unseen, but you can feel it, like a hush across the sky.

5. Charity: Toward the end, there’s giving. Food, grains, clothes, money, whatever is possible. It is a way of completing the circle. You do not just pray; you also pass blessings forward through kindness.

Benefits of observing Pithori Amavasya vrat

Every ritual carries its little bundle of hopes. People believe Pithori Amavasya brings:

• Safety and long life for children.

• Peace and unity in the family.

• Ancestors’ blessings, softening hidden obstacles.

• A calmer mind and steadier heart.

• Some even say it untangles invisible knots, the kind of problems that pass silently down family lines.

The deeper significance of Pithori Amavasya

If you look closer, Pithori Amavasya is not only about gods and offerings. It is also about what those acts leave inside you.

• Fasting teaches patience.

• Remembering ancestors teaches gratitude.

• Giving to others teaches compassion.

• Worship teaches faith.

All these small acts tie together, like beads on a thread. They remind you that your life is not standing alone. Your children are tied to you, and you are tied to those who came before.

By the time the day ends and the puja rituals are over, some families sit together and eat, breaking the fast. Others may still be immersed in prayer. But the mood is always softer, as if everyone has been gently reminded of where they come from and where they are going. Pithori Amavasya is not about rules. It is mostly about love. Love for children you want to see grow safe and strong, love for ancestors whose footsteps still echo in your life, and love for the divine who, people say, holds it all together.

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