If you are a Shiv and Parvati bhakt, you might know about Gangaur Puja and its importance in Hindu mythology. Gangaur puja is especially for unmarried girls who want a good husband to live a happy and prosperous married life in the future.
So, all the girls or females who are looking for a blissful love life, let's get to know about this puja in detail and how it is done in India, which means the rituals you must adhere to:
Gangaur Puja
Gangaur Puja is one of the most colorful and auspicious festivals celebrated in India, typically in Rajasthan. If you visit Rajasthan, you can ask the place’s natives about it; they will instantly tell you that this is the puja dedicated to Goddess Parvati and is done to get blessed with a loving and compatible life partner.
Rajasthan, the land of majestic places and rich traditions celebrates Gangaur puja to the whole next level. Let’s know what they typically do:
- Prepare the idols: The Gangaur puja is done by starting with the creation of clay idols of Goddess Gauri and Lord Shiva (collectively called Gangaur).
- Decorating the Idols: Women over there lovingly decorate the idols with bright clothes, jewelry, and accessories. It’s like a mini-art decoration where creativity meets devotion.
- Sowing Seeds: A few days before the puja, the unmarried girls and the married women sow wheat and barley seeds in small earthen pots. The sprouts, called Gana, are then offered to the goddess when the puja is done.
- 16 days of worship: It’s for 16 days that women and girls worship the Shivji and Maa Gauri idols with great devotion. They also offer flowers, fruits, sweets, and incense to the deities. It’s because the seeds grow into lush green shoots after a day, which symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and new beginnings.
- Fasting: Girls observe a strict fast on this day, consuming only one meal. The fast is broken after the rituals are performed and after offering prayers to the deity in the evening.
- Wearing Accessories: It is also suggested to wear spiritual accessories during this time, such as Tulsi Mala, which would be very beneficial to enhance the luck of women in love life and also beauty.
- Song play: During the puja, the Gangaur songs are sung and the beautiful story of Gauri and Shiva is also narrated to capture the audience. The songs are accompanied by the rhythmic beats of dholak.
- Shringaar: In Shringaar, the beautiful goddess is dressed up and adored with solah shringaar. Mehndi is also applied to the hands. In addition, the goddess is wearing the finest traditional attire, like ghagras, odhani, and jewelry.
- Gangaur Visarjan: The ritual of beautifully crafted Goddess Gauri and Lord Shiva in the water body is performed during the puja. This symbolizes the departure of Goddess Gauri to her heavenly abode, reuniting with Lord Shiva after she visits Earth.
- Sindhara: Sindhara means that on the final day of the festival, the married women visit their parental homes, and the gifts they receive from there are called Sindhara.
In addition, unmarried women also get gifts on this day in the form of blessings from elders for a happy future married life.
Gangaur puja will be celebrated on the 31st of March this year as per the Hindu calendar. It usually falls on the Tritiya Tithi of Chaitra Navratri. The right puja time will be from 09:11 AM on March 31, 2025, and will end at 5:42 AM on April 1, 2025.
Significance Of Gangaur Puja
Married Women: Married women particularly do this puja to seek blessings for better well-being, health, and longevity of their husbands. Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati bless the couple with a harmonious and joyful marital life.
Unmarried Girls: Goddess Gauri and Lord Shiva provide the gift of a good husband to unmarried girls. Just like Mata Parvati got Lord Shiva after so much penance, any unmarried girl who observes the Gangaur fast will also get the right compatible partner.
To Celebrate Feminine: Gangaur Puja is the festival of divine feminine strength celebration. It highlights the importance of self-love, patience, and faith in one’s journey towards marital bliss.
In Conclusion
So, from all the discussion above, we have come to know the importance of this divine puja ceremony. At its core, the puja is the celebration of love, devotion, and the wish of unmarried and married women to have great family well-being. Also, it lets you connect your soul to the ultimate divine.
Know what you must wear during this puja from the experts at pandit.com and the suggestions propounded by Pt. Rahul Kaushal, the owner of the Trickhara Foundation and the celebrity astrologist for several years.
