Jaya Parvati vrat
jaya parvati vrat gauri vrat hindu festival observed month ashadha whereby unmarried woman fast five day worship hindu goddess parvati order seek ideal husband food containing salt eaten instead item wheat flour milk ghee fruit consumed festival observed mainly state gujarat jaya parvati vrat katha story legend jaya parvati vrat associated brahmin woman observed vrat get husband free cursewas really curse divine couple lord shiva goddess parvati worshipped vrat gujarati also worship goddess gauri ashadh maas gauri vrat legend behind jaya parvati vrat brahmin couple devotee lord shiva everything life child used worship lord shiva every day temple lord shiva propitiated devotion couple revelation said shiva linga certain place jungle body performing puja go perform puja wish fulfilled brahmin couple pleased heard went jungle found place lord shiva shiva linga couple found linga brahmin went search flower perform puja bitten snake fell unconscious wife got worried husband return went search prayed intensely husband safety lord shiva saw true devotion brahmin woman brought husband back consciousness later couple prayed linga son observing jaya parvati vrat one cannot eat tomato spice salt vegetable believed jaya parvati vrat brings happiness blesses girl good husband happy married life first day vrat wheat seed javaara planted small bowlpot kept temple house prayer offered javaar pot nagla necklace made cotton wool decorated vermillion kumkum ritual carried every morning wheat seed watered last day woman observed fast remain awake whole night fifth day called jagran sixth day javara taken pot immersed holy water river pond taking bath wearing beautiful dress offer prayer matajis temple break fast eating full meal consisting salt chapaatis made wheat vegetable