Gauri Habba
swarna gauri vrata also called gauri habba kannada ಗೌರಿಹಬ್ಬ romanized gaurihabba hindu festival celebrated day ganesh chaturthi karnataka festival celebrates goddess gauri parvati venerated mother ganesha usually observed married woman significant festival karnataka known hartalika north indian state uttar pradesh bihar jharkhand rajasthan chhattisgarh maharashtra madhya pradesh gauri mother ganesha wife shiva worshipped throughout india ability bestow upon devotee courage power hindu belief gauri incarnation mahadevi shakti shiva believed thadige third day month bhadra gauri come home like married woman come parent house next day typically ganesh chaturthi ganesha son come take back abode kailasha svarna gauri vrata svarṇagaurīvrata performed occasion appease goddess day woman bathing wear new smart clothes dress girl family sthapana either jalagauri arishinadagauri symbolic idol gauri made turmeric painted decorated clay idol gauri bought local market goddess idol mounted plate cereal rice wheat puja ritual performed shuchi cleanliness shraddhe dedication woman go temple another person house performed according set procedure perform ritual home mantapa generally decorated banana stem mango leaf built around idol gauri decorated garland decoration made cotton woman gauridara sacred thread sixteen knot tied right wrist blessing goddess part vrata sixteen knot worshipped mantra performance religious practice offering baagina occurs festival least five baaginas prepared part vrata baagina usually contains packet arshina turmeric kumkum black bangle black bead used mangalsutra comb small mirror bale bicchole coconut blouse piece dhaanya cereal rice toor dal green dal wheat rava jaggery cut cube form baagina offered traditional mora winnow painted turmeric one baagina offered gauri set aside remaining gauri baaginas given married woman another speciality festival married woman parent brother tavaru maneyavaru send item required worship mangaladravya married daughter family send money substitute mangaladravya good practice remains unchanged keep people closer newlymarried woman give sixteen pair jothe baagina married woman sumangalis obtain blessing one baagina kept goddess gauri gauramma main food item festival feast delectable bele holige kaayeeholige huggi chitranna bajji newlywed couple invited house inlaws served festive food olden day newlywed couple wait till gauri habba consummate marriage logic behind practice child conceived gauri habba fall winter child would born nine month later summer would less prone infection practice place year declined recent time due modernisation wide contraceptive option unmarried girl kanya house also wear gauridara doesnt knot strand cotton thread dipped turmeric yellow chrysanthemum looped girl must give variant baagina sister optionally cousin whose mother perform vrata childrens baagina consists decorative ornamental item metal plastic glass bangle metal earring wearable necklace addition comb mirror biccholay food item omitted given along kumkuma vermilion betel leaf betel nut fruit small fruit coconut dakshine small amount gift money