Hariyali Teej 2026 in USA: 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 USA and India?

No. India: Saturday, August 15, 2026; New York (USA): Saturday, August 15, 2026. The tithi is judged at the local deciding moment, which falls on a different calendar day here.

What is the puja time for Hariyali Teej 2026 in New York?

Purvahna (morning) Puja time: 6:07 AM to 11:38 AM (EDT). Other cities are in the table above.

Which time zone are these timings in?

Each row is in that city's own local time with daylight saving applied (Eastern Time (EST/EDT) for New York).

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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