Swarna Gowri Vrata Festival
Gowri festival is one of the Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Parvati who is also called as Gowri. The Gowri festival is very famous and important in South India, viz., Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and this festival are celebrated a day before Ganesh Chaturthi.
According to Hindu scriptures, Gowri is a very fair complexion incarnation of Goddess Parvati. This day married women observe Swarna Gowri Vrath seek blessings of Goddess Gowri for a happy married life.
The story goes that on this day Goddess Gowri comes to devotees homes like a married woman visits her parent's house. The next day, her son Lord Ganesha comes to take her back to Mount Kailash.
This festival is also known as Hartalika Teej in Maharashtra and other North India districts.
As we all know that Shravan month is considered to be very sacred to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva and his consort Goddess Gowri by observing fasting dedicated to them. Like Somvar vrat and Mangala gowri vrat are observed during Shravan month.
Mangala Gowri vrat is observed by married women on each Tuesday during Shravan month. Married women observe Mangala Gowri Puja in the first five years of their marriage.
The Pooja Vidhan or rituals vary from region to region. The Pooja is observed with vegetarian food only.
Mangala Gowri Pooja ritual or Vidhan:
How to perform the Mangala Gowri Pooja. As per Hindu rituals what matters more is devotion and we should not ponder too much over the performance of the rituals. A simple prayer with the lighting of the lamp and the offering of fruits and sweets is sufficient.
Things Required for the Puja
• An image or idol of Goddess Gowri (Goddess Parvati) or five pyramid shapes made from turmeric powder.
• Kalash or Kalasha
• Rice
• Jaggery
• Cloth folded like a pyramid: For more details click to the link given below:
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