Shitla Ashtami is one of the important festivals held all over India. This festival is celebrated with great fervor in
Uttar Pradesh and
Rajasthan. It comes on the 8th day after
Holi, followed by
Ramnavami on Chaitra Sudi Navami.
This festival is dedicated to the worship of Shitla, goddess of small pox. People believe that the celebration of Shitla Ashtami will ward off the dreaded disease of small pox.
