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Mangala Gowri Vrata

Observed by newly-married women on Shravana Tuesdays for marital happiness and the wellbeing of the husband.

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Deity: Goddess Gowri (Parvati)

When: Tuesdays of Shravana maasa (first 5 years of marriage)

Samagri you'll need

  • Gowri idol / kalasha
  • Turmeric, kumkuma, flowers
  • 16 varieties (arishina-kumkuma, bangles)
  • Cotton wicks & lamp
  • Naivedya (sweets, coconut)

Step by step

  1. 1

    Kalasha & sankalpa

    Set the Gowri idol / kalasha, do achamana and sankalpa.

  2. 2

    Shodashopachara pooja

    Worship Gowri with sixteen upacharas — abhisheka, vastra, gandha, pushpa, dhupa, deepa, naivedya.

  3. 3

    Aavahana of the 16 Gowris

    Invoke and offer to the sixteen forms; light 16 wicks.

  4. 4

    Katha & aarti

    Read the Mangala Gowri vrata katha, perform mangalarati.

  5. 5

    Vayana daana

    Give vayana (haldi-kumkum, bangles, sweets) to sumangalis.

Note: Traditionally begun in the first year of marriage and continued for five years, then completed with udyapana.

This is a learner's outline. Exact mantras and small variations differ by shakha, sutra and family custom — please learn the full procedure from your guru or purohith.