Hartalika Teej 2027
हरतालिका तीजFriday 3 September 2027 · in 307 days
Hartalika Teej remembers Parvati's long penance to win Shiva. Women across North and Central India keep it with a day-long fast, an evening puja and a night of songs and stories.
Pujas for Hartalika Teej, in order
Other mantras for the day
- ऐं क्लीं सौः aim kleem sauh
- ॐ ह्रीं नमो भगवती माहेश्वरी अन्नपूर्णे... Annapurna mantra
- ॐ हौं ॐ जूं सः भूर्भुवः... Mritunjaya mantra
Hartalika Teej 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Friday 3 September 2027
- Tithi
- Bhadrapad Shukla Tritiya
- Tritiya begins
- 4:51 PM, 2 September
- Tritiya ends
- 2:20 PM, 3 September
- Sunrise
- 6:00 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.
Other years
Hartalika Teej 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Monday 14 September 2026
- Tithi
- Bhadrapad Shukla Tritiya
- Tritiya begins
- 7:09 AM, 13 September
- Tritiya ends
- 7:08 AM, 14 September
- Sunrise
- 6:05 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
How to observe
- Women bathe early, wear fresh clothes and take the sankalp, the resolve, for the fast.
- The fast is kept without food or water, or in a lighter form as health and custom allow.
- In the evening, clay or sand images of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha are made and set under a flower canopy.
- The vrat katha is read and the night is spent in bhajans and songs.
- Next morning the images are immersed after puja and the fast is broken.
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About Hartalika Teej
Hartalika Teej falls on the third day of the bright half of Bhadrapada. Its story is about Parvati. As a young woman she had set her heart on Shiva, but her father planned to give her in marriage to Vishnu. Her friend took her away into the forest so that she could continue her penance in peace. This is where the name comes from: harat means taken away and alika means a female friend. Parvati is said to have shaped a Shiva linga from sand and worshipped it through the night on this very tithi, and Shiva accepted her as his wife.
The day is kept mostly by women. Married women keep it for the long life and wellbeing of their husbands and the happiness of the household, and many unmarried girls keep it in the hope of a loving life partner, as Parvati did. It is widely observed in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. In Karnataka the same day is kept as Gowri Habba, when Goddess Gowri is welcomed into the home a day before Ganesha arrives.
The fast is usually nirjala, without food or water, from sunrise until the next morning, though many women, including those who are pregnant, unwell or elderly, keep a lighter version with water or fruit, as their health and family custom allow. In the evening women dress in their finery, often in bridal colours, and gather to make images of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha from clay or sand. These are placed under a small canopy of flowers and leaves, and the puja is done with bel leaves, flowers and items of shringar offered to Parvati. The story of the vrat is read aloud, and the women keep a night vigil with bhajans and folk songs. The next morning, after a final puja, the images are immersed and the fast is broken.
Hartalika Teej is different from Hariyali Teej and Kajari Teej, which come earlier in the rainy season. Families follow the custom they grew up with, from the length of the fast to the songs that are sung. The date shown above is based on the Tritiya tithi.