Hariyali Teej 2026 in Kuwait: Sat, Aug 15 — Puja Time by City

How the Hariyali Teej date is decided

The tithi prevailing at local sunrise (Udaya tithi).

Significance

Teej = Tritiya — the tithi of Gauri; Hariyali Teej is the day of worshipping Parvati (Teej Mata): the festival of the union of Shiva and Parvati, so a newly married woman's first Sawan is at her parents' home and the 'sindhara/sinjara' (clothes, sweets, shringar) comes from the in-laws on Teej — the thread of love between the two homes.

Green is the colour of Sawan, prosperity and suhag — green bangles are changed on this day, the darker the mehndi the deeper the husband's love (folk belief); the swing — the swing of Krishna-Radha/Shiva-Parvati, a rope-and-plank swing on neem or mango; the songs of Sawan — kajri, jhoola, 'Jhoola pad gayo ambua ki daar'.

The fast is waterless/fruit (many homes only puja and celebration); the Teej procession of Jaipur (the royal procession of Teej Mata), the kajri of Banaras-Mirzapur, the 'Teeyan' of Haryana-Punjab (swings and gidda) — all of Sawan revolves around it.

Puja vidhi (brief)

1. A day earlier (Dwitiya — sinjara): mehndi, green bangles, a leheriya saree, ghewar-feeni and shringar from the parents' home to the daughter (new bride); mehndi on hands and feet in the evening, songs with friends.
2. Teej morning: bathe, green/leheriya saree, solah shringar, green bangles (old ones off, new ones on), bindi-sindoor; sankalp — 'I keep the Hariyali Teej vrat for my husband's longevity/a good husband and good fortune' — waterless/fruit.
3. Puja (in the day or Pradosh — time above): a green/red cloth on a wooden seat, images of Shiva-Parvati-Ganesha in clay/sand or a picture (many homes a clay idol of Teej Mata); kalash; solah shringar for Parvati — bangles, bindi, sindoor, mehndi, kajal, chunari, comb, mirror, garland (green bel-mango leaves); bel leaves, datura and water for Shiva.
4. Mantra — 'Om Umamaheshwarabhyam Namah'; the Teej katha (below) heard by the married women together; aarti; bhog of ghewar-malpua-kheer.
5. Bayana/sindhara: after the katha give shringar, clothes and ghewar to the mother-in-law (or the eldest of the house) and touch her feet; share green bangles and mehndi with married women; girls take the blessings of the older women.
6. The swing: a swing on mango or neem at home/in the neighbourhood, Sawan songs (kajri/jhoola/malhar), girls and friends; in the evening the Teej Mata procession/fair (Jaipur-Agra-Banaras).
7. Breaking the fast: after the Pradosh puja (there is no moon arghya custom — this is not a Chaturthi/Chauth); water and a sweet from the husband's hand; if the new bride returns from her parents' home, with the sindhara.
8. Nag Panchami two days later, Kajari Teej fifteen days later (Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya) and Hartalika a month later (Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya) — the Teej trio.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hariyali Teej 2026 on the same day in Kuwait and India?

Yes — Saturday, August 15, 2026.

What is the puja time for Hariyali Teej 2026 in Kuwait City?

Purvahna (morning) Puja time: 5:16 AM to 10:33 AM (AST). Other cities are in the table above.

Which time zone are these timings in?

Each row is in that city's own local time (Arabia Standard Time (AST) for Kuwait City).

What is the difference between Hariyali, Kajari and Hartalika Teej?

All three are Gauri-Tritiya vrats — Hariyali Teej on Shravana Shukla Tritiya (Sawan, swings and mehndi, celebration-centred); Kajari Teej on Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya (15 days later — neem worship, moon arghya, Bundelkhand-Rajasthan); Hartalika Teej on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya (a month later — waterless, the strictest, UP-Bihar-Maharashtra).

What is sinjara/sindhara?

The gift sent from the parents' home to the daughter/bride a day before Teej (or on Teej) — mehndi, green bangles, leheriya, ghewar-feeni, shringar; the 'sindhara' from the in-laws to the new bride — a thread of love from both sides.

Is arghya offered to the moon on Teej?

Not on Hariyali Teej — it is not a Chauth; the fast ends after the Pradosh puja. Kajari Teej has the custom of moon arghya (Krishna Tritiya — a late moon).

Why green bangles?

Green is the colour of Sawan's greenery, prosperity and suhag — taking off the old bangles and wearing new green ones on this day repeats Parvati's shringar; the deeper the mehndi, the deeper the love — folk belief.

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