The one-month Swasthani fast and Magh Snan (bathing in the month of Magh) have begun from today. Various Shaktipeeths are worshipped during the one-month period from the full moon day of Paush to the full moon day of Magh.

This tradition was started based on the belief that the deities resided in those places after the fall of Sati Devi's limbs. From today, followers of the Vedic Sanatan religion are starting to worship these deities by ritually performing Magh Snan, Swasthani Vrat and Katha recitation in their homes.

Swasthani Vrat and Magh Snan are observed for a month from Paush Shukla Purnima to Magh Shukla Purnima. It begins on the Chaturdashi of Paush Shukla by cutting the nails of the hands and feet, bathing and wearing clean clothes. In the morning, after taking Magh Snan, Lord Parvati is worshipped along with Lord Shiva in the afternoon. In the evening, there is a tradition of listening to the Swasthani Vrat Katha, a dialogue between the great Magh Mahatmya Kumar Agastya under the Kedar Khanda of the Skanda Purana. According to the family tradition, some people recite the Katha in the morning and some in the evening.

After observing this fast for a month, on the day of Magh Shukla Purnima, 108 betel nuts, 108 betel leaves, 108 flowers, 108 roti, 108 akshastas of various types of fruits, incense, lamps, offerings, shrikhand, blood sandalwood, vermilion, clothes, offerings are offered to the Goddess so that the wish of the fast may be fulfilled. There is a fast ritual in which eight of the offered prasads are taken to the husband, if there is no husband, then to the son, if there is no son, then to the son of the deceased, and if there is no son of the deceased, then to the son of the deceased, and if there is no son of the deceased, then to the son of the deceased.

The devotee eats the hundred roti himself and stays awake at night. During the wake, the greatness of the goddess is heard and recited. It is believed that if the devotee does this, his wishes will be fulfilled. The literal meaning of Swasthani is understood to be the goddess of the place where he lives. 

Worshipping the goddess of the place where he lives is Swasthani Puja. Since the time after Uttarayan is suitable for meditation and yoga, it is also believed that practicing Swasthana, that is, connecting with one's soul, is called Swasthani. For this, the time from Paush Shukla Purnima to Magh Shukla Purnima is considered good. 

The goddess who is golden in complexion, has three eyes, has a happy posture, sits on a lotus and a throne, and has four hands is called Swasthani Devi, informed Prada Devmani Bhattarai, a member of the Nepal Panchanga Nirikh Vikas Samiti and a theologian. 'It is mentioned in the Purana that the goddess Swasthani has a blue lotus in her first hand, a sword in her second hand, a shield in her third hand, and a Varadamudra in her fourth hand,' he said.

It is believed that if a person is worshipped in the manner of this goddess, the separated couple will be reunited. If they are suffering from an illness, they will recover, and if they wish to be a husband or wife, they will get it. 

The story of Parvati, the daughter of the Himalayan mountain in the Satya Yuga, observing the fast of Swasthani as instructed by Vishnu to get a husband for Mahadev is narrated in Swasthani. The story mentions the reunion of the separated serpents and Nagini after the fast.

The story of how the Goma Brahmin, by fasting according to the fast taught by the Saptarishi, was saved from the loss of his son and that his son Navaraj Lavanya became the king of the present-day Sankhu region due to the effect of the fast is also narrated in Swasthani, informed historian Prakash Shrestha 'Sakva', who is researching the historical, religious, archaeological, cultural and tourism issues of Sankhu.