They do not eat or drink anything all through the day. The fast is broken at night after worshipping Goddess Annapurna. Reciting ‘Annapurna Devi Ashtakam’ is considered very auspicious on this day.

Annapurna Devi foray into politics in 1998 was not a decision she had much control over. It happened after the death of her husband Ramesh Yadav who was with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).