Hariyali Teej 2026 will be observed on Saturday, 15 August 2026. This festival is celebrated on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the Shravan month. It is celebrated mainly as a day when women pray for a happy marriage, family prosperity, love, fertility, and blessings from Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.The festival is closely associated with the monsoon, new growth, green clothes, swings, mehendi, songs, and festive cheer. Many women in households celebrate Shravan by wearing traditional dresses and green bangles to honour its beauty.
Hariyali Teej 2026 Date and Tithi Time
Tritiya Tithi will begin on August 14, 2026 and end on August 15, 2026. In India, Hariyali Teej vrat and puja will be observed on August 15, 2026.Festival Date: August 15, 2026Tithi window will begin at around 6.46 pm on August 14 and end at around 5.28 pm on August 15.
Hariyali Teej 2026 Puja Muhurat
The main pooja should be done on the active Tritiya Tithi. The timings of puja may vary from city to city, and devotees should check the exact muhurat in their local Panchang. So, the puja can be done on August 15, before the conclusion of Tritiya Tithi at 5.30 pm. The timings of the afternoon puja depend on the local muhurat, family customs, and the morning rituals.
Puja Samagri for Hariyali Teej
Prepare a clean puja thali with roli, kumkum, turmeric, rice, flowers, fruits, sweets, coconut, betel leaf, diya, ghee, incense sticks, sandalwood, kalava, water and prasad. Many women also have sindoor, bangles, bindi, mehendi, saree or chunni for Goddess Parvati’s shringaar.
Hariyali Teej Puja Vidhi
Give importance to cleaning the home and puja place. Cover a small chowki with a red or green piece of cloth. Keep the idols or pictures of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha.One should offer flowers, rice, roli, sandalwood, belpatra, fruits, sweets and water with devotion. Decoration items for Goddess Parvati Shringaar. Incense should be burnt and a diya lit. Then do aarti and listen to or read the Hariyali Teej vrat katha.Traditionally, married women pray for the happiness, prosperity, and longevity of their husbands and families. Unmarried girls can also observe this vrat to find a suitable life partner.
Important Rituals
In many homes, Sinjara is celebrated before Hariyali Teej. Gifts such as clothes, jewellery, cosmetics, mehendi, and sweets are given to daughters or daughters-in-law. On Teej day, women dress elegantly, apply mehendi, sing folk songs, enjoy swings, and receive blessings from elders.