Overview

• Observed on Tuesday, August 26, the festival is marked widely in North India as women fast and pray for marital wellbeing, while some southern states observe the related Gowri Habba with the Swarna Gauri Vrat.
• Tritiya tithi runs from 12:34 pm on August 25 to 1:54 pm on August 26, and outlets published local puja muhurat guidance for morning and evening observance.
• Parana is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, with coverage noting it aligns for many with the start of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.
• Many keep a nirjala fast and perform the Shiv–Parvati puja with the Hartalika Teej vrat katha, offering flowers and sweets to sand or clay idols and observing customs like mehndi and solah shringar.
• Astrologers highlight multiple auspicious yogas on the day—including Ravi, Shubh, Sadhya and Gajakesari—that devotees believe enhance the spiritual significance of the rituals.