Gauri Vrat begins
Five days of fasting by unmarried girls in Gujarat.
Gujarat
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday, 25 July 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 14 July 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 2 July 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 21 July 2029 |
| 2030 | Thursday, 11 July 2030 |
| 2031 | Tuesday, 1 July 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
11th day of the waxing moon, in Ashadha. 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
In Gujarat, girls keep Gauri Vrat to pray to Parvati for a good husband, following Parvati's own penance to win Shiva.
How it is kept
Girls fast for five days, usually eating one meal without salt. They grow wheat or jowar sprouts in small pots, worship Gauri and stay awake through the night on the last day.
Common questions
When is Gauri Vrat begins in 2027?
In 2027, Gauri Vrat begins falls on Wednesday, 14 July 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Gauri Vrat begins decided?
11th day of the waxing moon, in Ashadha. 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 Vrat begins kept?
Girls fast for five days, usually eating one meal without salt. They grow wheat or jowar sprouts in small pots, worship Gauri and stay awake through the night on the last day.
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Open the Muhurtha app to see Gauri Vrat begins for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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