Gauri Avahana
Jyeshtha Gauri is welcomed home during Ganeshotsav, on Anuradha nakshatra.
Maharashtra
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, 17 September 2026 |
| 2027 | Tuesday, 7 September 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 27 August 2028 |
| 2029 | Friday, 14 September 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, 4 September 2030 |
| 2031 | Monday, 22 September 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
Anuradha nakshatra in the waxing fortnight of Bhadrapada. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
Jyeshtha Gauri is Parvati, welcomed to her mother's home during Ganeshotsav as a visiting daughter. In many Maharashtrian families she stays for three days.
How it is kept
Women bring the goddess home as an image, a decorated pot or river stones, step in with her over footprints at the doorway and set her up on a decorated stage.
Common questions
When is Gauri Avahana in 2027?
In 2027, Gauri Avahana falls on Tuesday, 7 September 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Gauri Avahana decided?
Anuradha nakshatra in the waxing fortnight of Bhadrapada. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Gauri Avahana kept?
Women bring the goddess home as an image, a decorated pot or river stones, step in with her over footprints at the doorway and set her up on a decorated stage.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Gauri Avahana for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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