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Sakat Chauth Sakat chauth is a festival celeberated in India, by married women who have children.This festival is celeberated on the fourth day after full moon in visible ( hence..chauth).This festival is mainly celeberated by Indian ladies residing in northern part like Rajasthan, Uttaranchal,Haryana.

Significance of Sakat Chauth On this fourth day after the visibility of full moon ,women in northern part of India, send their prayers to Lord Ganesha and moon so for the wellbeing of their kids. Earlier this was practised only by ladies having son's or male child, but now due to changing times all mothers(irrespective of having male child or female child) practice it.This jubilee is done for childrens well being. How is it celeberated On this day ladies rise up early in the morning and keep fasting for the entire day, till they offer their prayers to the moon. Lord Ganesha is kept on the pedestal and an offering of Tilkuta(sesame seed grinded with jaggery)is placed before him.Then the usual way of puja is followed and ended by saying the katha(story) .The story or katha is of huge significance as the prayer is not said to be completed without it.While saying the story little amount of tilkuta is kept in hand and later offerd to moon.Later at night when moon is visible an offeirng of water and tilkuta is given to him.Ladies break their fast afterthat by having a morsel of tilkuta.

Preparation of Tilkuta Tilkuta is prepared using white sesame (Sesamum indicum, )seeds and jaggery.White sesame seeds are roasted till they become light brown.They are then grounded in a mixer along with jaggery. When both the things are mixed properly the powdery form is given the shape of rough balls.This rough edible ball like thing is tilkuta. It can be eaten without converting it into ball.

Date of Sakat Chauth in 2011: Sakat chauth was obserevd on 22nd January in 2011.