Mangala Gauri Vrat
Also called Mangala Gowri Vrata
When
Tuesday, 20 July 2027 in 313 days
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at sunrise. This observance is governed by udaya, not by the sunrise tithi — which is why the tithi named here is often not the one the festival is named for.
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Governed by udaya
Why this date?
Every Tuesday falling in the month of Shravana, on the same month-frame question as the Monday vrat: which Tuesdays these are depends on whether Shravana is reckoned amanta, purnimanta or solar.
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What In short
The Tuesdays of Shravana, kept by married women — in most families for the first five years of marriage — for the husband's long life and the household's wellbeing. The puja is done in a group where possible, and the katha is recited.
- Deity: Gauri (Parvati)
- Recurs: weekly in Shravana
Why The reason behind it
Gauri won Shiva by tapas, and the vrat asks for the marriage she obtained. Its restriction to the early years is deliberate: it is a new wife's observance, taught by the mother-in-law and often performed at the mother's house, and the group setting is part of what is being transmitted.
Traditional basis
Mangala Gauri vrata katha — The recited narrative, carried by household practice rather than a fixed recension.
Shravana-month vrata literature — Places the Tuesday Gauri vrat alongside the Monday Shiva vrat of the same month.
How At home, step by step
- Install the Gauri image or a supari representing her.
- Perform the puja with sixteen of each offering — sixteen flowers, sixteen leaves, sixteen fruits.
- Hear the katha, then eat with the other women keeping it.
What you'll need
- A Gauri image or a supari
- Sixteen each of flowers, leaves and fruits
- Bangles and turmeric
- A ghee lamp
Fasting and breaking the fast
A single meal, broken after the puja. Not one of the strict fasts.
Fasting guidance here describes traditional practice. It is not medical advice — if you are pregnant, diabetic, on medication or unwell, ask a doctor about your own circumstances.
Personal In your region
- North India yours
Kept alongside the Sawan Somwar observance. - Maharashtra (Marathi)
Strongly kept; new brides return to the mother's home for it and it is a social occasion as much as a puja. - Andhra & Telangana (Telugu)
Kept as Mangala Gowri Vratam, with the same five-year convention.
For children
On Tuesdays in one month of the year, women who have been married a few years do a puja together for Parvati, and everyone eats together afterwards.
Common questions
- Is it only for the first five years of marriage?
- That is the usual convention and it is where most families stop, but it is a custom rather than a prohibition — some continue, and some conclude with a formal udyapan at the end of the fifth year.
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