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Gangaur Puja 2024: Significance, Rituals, and Puja Items List
Gangaur Puja 2024 is being celebrated with fervor on the third day of Chaitra Navratri across the country. This festival is observed on the Tritiya Tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the Chaitra month. On this day, the worship of Lord Mahadev and the World Mother Goddess Parvati is done. Married women observe fasts and offer prayers on this occasion.
In Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan especially, women perform the Ganagaur Vrat for the well-being and longevity of their husbands. It is believed that by observing this fast, all the wishes of the devotee are fulfilled. Therefore, on the third day of Chaitra Navratri, women perform the puja of the Shiv family with faith.
If you wish to seek the blessings of Lord Mahadev, make sure to recite the Shiva Chalisa and Aarti during the puja.
Gangaur Puja is a significant festival in Hinduism. According to the Hindu calendar, it falls on the Tritiya Tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the Chaitra month. Women observe fasts and offer prayers to Lord Mahadev and Ma Parvati as part of this festivity.
The Ganagaur Vrat is mainly celebrated in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. This year, the festival falls on April 11, 2024. Married and unmarried women alike observe this fast for the attainment of an ideal husband.
Gangaur Puja involves intricate rituals, including the traditional worship of clay idols representing Gaur Mata and Isar Ji, symbolic of Lord Shiva. The idols are immersed in water bodies on the third day of the celebration.
The festival of Gangaur Puja holds special importance for women as they pray for the longevity and prosperity of their spouses. The Vrat is kept with great devotion and dedication, with women performing various customs and rituals during the entire period of the festival.