On every Tuesday in the month of Shravan Goddess Mangala Gauri is worshipped, and the religious observance is known as Mangala Gauri Vrat. The vrat is celebrated by married women, especially newly married, for the good fortune of their husbands and children, and above all for a long and happy conjugal life.
On Tuesday morning, the idol or picture of the Devi Mangala Gauri is placed on a small wooden platform wrapped in a red cloth. A lamp consisting of 16 thick cotton wicks made of wheat flour (atta) is lit with ghee and the devotees meditate by reciting the following mantra:-
"Kungkumaaguru liptaangaa
Sarva avaran bhooshitam.
Neelakanthapryaam Gaureem
Vandeham Mangalaahavayaam"
Sarva avaran bhooshitam.
Neelakanthapryaam Gaureem
Vandeham Mangalaahavayaam"
Once through with the meditation (Dhyan), Devi Mangala Gauri is worshipped by performing a pooja with Shodoroshopochar rituals.
Mangala Gauri Vrat Date 2017
Mangala Gauri Vrat Dates for Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar
10 July (Monday) First day of Shravana Month
11 July (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
18 July (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
25 July (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
01 August (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
07 August (Monday) Last day of Shravana Month
Mangala Gauri Vrat Dates for Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
24 July (Monday) First day of Shravana Month
25 July (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
01 August (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
08 August (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
15 August (Tuesday) Mangala Gauri Vrat
21 August (Monday) Last day of Shravana Month
