This year
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Also known as Sawan Teej, Shravana Teej
Significance
A monsoon festival of the Sawan month celebrating the union of Parvati and Shiva — kept especially by women for marital love and wellbeing, amid green fields and swings.
The story behind Hariyali Teej
After lifetimes of devotion and severe penance, Parvati at last won Shiva as her husband; Hariyali Teej marks their reunion in the green (hariyali) of the rains. Women dress in green, hang swings from the trees, and pray for the same steadfast love in their own lives.
How Hariyali Teej is observed
- Fasting by married and unmarried women for a good spouse and married life.
- Swings decorated and hung from trees; folk songs of the season.
- Applying henna and wearing green bangles and clothes.
- Worship of Parvati and Shiva.
Puja Vidhi & Prayers
Watch the step-by-step puja vidhi, aarti, and prayers for Hariyali Teej.
▶ Watch Hariyali Teej Puja Vidhi & Prayers on YouTubeHow the date is fixed: Third day of the bright fortnight of Shravana (Sawan). Falls within Sawan (Shravana), the monsoon month sacred to Shiva, when Mondays (Sawan Somwar) are kept as fasts.
Hariyali Teej dates (2015–2035)
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 August 2015 | Monday |
| 2016 | 5 August 2016 | Friday |
| 2017 | 26 July 2017 | Wednesday |
| 2018 | 13 August 2018 | Monday |
| 2019 | 3 August 2019 | Saturday |
| 2020 | 23 July 2020 | Thursday |
| 2021 | 11 August 2021 | Wednesday |
| 2022 | 31 July 2022 | Sunday |
| 2023 | 19 August 2023 | Saturday |
| 2024 | 7 August 2024 | Wednesday |
| 2025 | 27 July 2025 | Sunday |
| 2026 | 15 August 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | 4 August 2027 | Wednesday |
| 2028 | 24 July 2028 | Monday |
| 2029 | 12 August 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | 2 August 2030 | Friday |
| 2031 | 21 August 2031 | Thursday |
| 2032 | 9 August 2032 | Monday |
| 2033 | 29 July 2033 | Friday |
| 2034 | 17 August 2034 | Thursday |
| 2035 | 6 August 2035 | Monday |
Dates are computed from precise sidereal (Lahiri) astronomy for a New Delhi reference and may vary by ±1 day for some evening/midnight festivals depending on your location and regional tradition — the timings above adjust to where you are.