Hartalika Teej 2027 — Friday 3 September
హర్తాళికా తీజ్ 2027
Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya · Gauri Habba / Hartalika Vrat / Bhadrapada Teej · Tritiya Tithi 2 Sep 16:51 IST – 3 Sep 14:20 IST · Pratahkala puja 06:02 – 08:31 IST on 3 Sep (Hyderabad)
Hartalika Teej 2027 (also called Gauri Habba / Hartalika Vrat / Bhadrapada Teej) falls on Friday, 3 September 2027. Hartalika takes its name from harat, to abduct, and alika, the friend: Parvati companions carried her into the forest so that she would not be married to Vishnu against her wish, and there she made a Shiva Linga of sand and won him by penance. The vrat is kept without food or water for a full day and night, chiefly by married women in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the Hindi belt, and by Kannada households as Gauri Habba on the day before Ganesh Chaturthi. Primary observance: A sand or clay Shiva Linga and a Gauri image made by hand and worshipped through the day, nirjala fast from sunrise through the night, the Hartalika katha read at each of the three prahara of the night, a night vigil with bhajans, aarti at dawn and the fast broken only after the morning puja on the following day. Recommended muhurat: Tritiya Tithi 2 Sep 16:51 IST – 3 Sep 14:20 IST · Pratahkala puja 06:02 – 08:31 IST on 3 Sep (Hyderabad).
Hartalika Teej 2027 — Date & Muhurat
| Festival Date | Friday, 3 September 2027 |
| Telugu Masa & Tithi | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| Primary Muhurat | Tritiya Tithi 2 Sep 16:51 IST – 3 Sep 14:20 IST · Pratahkala puja 06:02 – 08:31 IST on 3 Sep (Hyderabad) |
| Alternative Names | Gauri Habba / Hartalika Vrat / Bhadrapada Teej |
All timings computed using Lahiri Ayanamsa Swiss Ephemeris for Hyderabad (17.385°N, 78.486°E). For exact local timings in other cities use our Today's Panchangam tool.
Significance of Hartalika Teej 2027
Hartalika takes its name from harat, to abduct, and alika, the friend: Parvati companions carried her into the forest so that she would not be married to Vishnu against her wish, and there she made a Shiva Linga of sand and won him by penance. The vrat is kept without food or water for a full day and night, chiefly by married women in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the Hindi belt, and by Kannada households as Gauri Habba on the day before Ganesh Chaturthi.
Key Rituals on Hartalika Teej 2027
A sand or clay Shiva Linga and a Gauri image made by hand and worshipped through the day, nirjala fast from sunrise through the night, the Hartalika katha read at each of the three prahara of the night, a night vigil with bhajans, aarti at dawn and the fast broken only after the morning puja on the following day.
Hartalika Teej 2027 Puja Samagri Checklist (Shopping List)
Items to procure 1-2 days before Hartalika Teej 2027:
| # | Item |
|---|---|
| 1 | Clean river or garden sand for the Linga |
| 2 | Gauri image in clay or turmeric |
| 3 | Bel patra, durva and shami leaves |
| 4 | Sixteen kinds of leaf and flower for the shodasha patra puja |
| 5 | Kumkum, haldi and sindoor |
| 6 | Green bangles and a new sari |
| 7 | Ghee lamp, agarbatti and camphor |
| 8 | Coconut, fruit and betel leaves |
| 9 | Naivedyam: kheer, puran poli and fruit |
| 10 | The Hartalika Vrat Katha book |
Regional Variations of Hartalika Teej 2027
Maharashtra: one of the two most widely kept vrats of the year for married women, immediately preceding Ganesh Chaturthi. Karnataka: observed as Swarna Gauri Vrata or Gauri Habba, when Gauri arrives at the parental home a day before her son Ganesha. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh: the nirjala form of the fast with the night-long katha. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar: kept by both married women and unmarried girls. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: less common as Hartalika, though the Gauri puja on the eve of Vinayaka Chavithi carries the same idea.