Hartalika Teej

Hartalika Teej Vrat and Puja

ParvatiShivaGanesha 90 minElaborate
11 steps12 mantras~6 min of recitationFull puja ~90 min

When

Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya

Duration

90 min

Deity

Parvati, Shiva, Ganesha

Named after the story in which Parvati's friends (aali) took her away (harat) to the forest so she would not be married to Vishnu, where she made a sand Shivalinga and fasted until Shiva accepted her. Women keep this strict vrat for a long and happy married life; girls keep it for a husband of their choice.