Hariyali Teej 2026 Date

About Hariyali Teej

The first and 'small' of three monsoon Teejs, Hariyali Teej falls on Shravana Shukla Tritiya — two days before Nag Panchami — and is marked by green sarees, paired swings hung from trees, and a gift hamper called Sindhara sent from a bride's parents to her in-laws.

The vrat recalls Parvati's penance: by some accounts she fasted for 108 years, by others she took 108 births before Shiva finally accepted her as his wife — so married women fast on her day for the same union she won. The Sindhara hamper gives the festival its other name. Parents send it to a married daughter's in-laws with homemade sweets, henna, bangles, and Ghewar — the disc-shaped, honeycomb-textured sweet made only in Sawan. The paired swing matters too: it is hung in pairs so two women can swing together while singing Teej songs, echoing the divine couple's reunion. Hariyali is the 'Chhoti' or small Teej; Kajari Teej follows fifteen days later, and Hartalika one month on, just before Ganesh Chaturthi.