On the day of first Sasthi tithi of Jaisthya month, it is observed in the first hour of morning before a painted picture of Debi Sasthi or before a 'ghot' as idol of debi.
Sasthi Debi looks like a mother of our everyday life but with all grace of a goddess. The cat is her 'bahan'. The welfare and wishes of well-being of our children is the main blessings of debi Sasthi. Every member of the family wear new clothes kept in 'malsa' during puja. Fruits, paan, supari, dhaan, durba, handmade fan of palm leaves are the requirements during puja.
Once upon a time, someone housewife stealthily used to eat fish and blamed cat. As the cat is 'bahan' of debi Sasthi, she became angry and thus the child of that housewife was missing. The housewife realised her sin and went to forest and worshipped debi Sasthi in the forest to please debi. Since then, it was also called Aranya Sasthi.
In the meantime, her father in-law and mother in-law banned her to go to her father's house as a punishment of stealthily eating fishes. But, her own parents became restless and was eager to see their daughter soon. So, her mother asked her to come to house along with 'Jamai' on the day of Sasthi. Since then, it is called Jamai Sasthi.
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