Ashtami
with Love

A day of devotion, family & prasad

March 26, 2026 · Mohali, Punjab

Today, our home in Mohali glowed with marigold garlands, the scent of halwa, and the sound of prayer. Shashi ji and Ramesh ji led us through puja, aarti, and Kanjak — feeding the little girls their prasad with the same love they have poured into our family for over eight decades. This page is dedicated to them — and to Vaishno Mata, who blesses every moment of this home.

Morning Puja

माता रानी की जय

Mummy and Papa at the altar — marigold garlands, murtis, and devotion

Ashish with Mummy, Papa and the little ones — red tilak, garden sunshine

The whole family gathered in prayer

Hands folded, hearts full

Kanjak — Serving the Little Goddesses

कन्या पूजन • नौ देवियाँ

Children seated on the lawn, tilaks on their foreheads

Mummy bent over, serving each child herself

Blue plates of chana, puri, halwa — prasad prepared with love

Bananas and blessings for every child

Papa tying the sacred red thread on each child's wrist

Three generations, one garden, one tradition

Breaking the Fast

उपवास तोड़ना • माँ का प्रसाद

Mummy eating with proper appetite — Papa ready with the rotis

After hours of fasting and serving others first — the little girls, the deities, the family — Mummy finally sat down to eat. Kala chana curry, halwa, aloo, fresh rotis from the insulated case, pickle on the side.

At 82 years old, she still fasts. She still serves every child herself, bent at the waist, making sure no plate is empty. That is seva. That is Vaishno Mata's grace.

The full fast-breaking spread — made with love and devotion

Together at the table — Mohali, March 26, 2026

"She fasted since dawn, served nine little girls their prasad with her own hands, tied threads on their wrists, sang the aarti — and only then sat down to eat. That is what eighty-two years of love looks like."

— Ashish, March 26, 2026 · Mohali

Ashtamiwith Love

Morning Puja

Kanjak — Serving the Little Goddesses

Breaking the Fast

Ashtami
with Love