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Sravana Mangala Gowri Vratam 2026: Dates, Procedure and Vratha Katha

Sravana Masam 2026

Start Date: Thursday 13th, August
End Date: Friday 11th, September

  • Sravana Sukravaram (Fridays):
  • • 1st Fri: 14th Aug
  • • 2nd Fri: 21st Aug (Varalakshmi Vratam)
  • • 3rd Fri: 28th Aug
  • • 4th Fri: 4th Sept
  • • Last Fri: 11th Sept (Amavasya)
  • Mangala Gowri Vratam (Tuesdays):
  • • 1st Tues: 18th Aug
  • • 2nd Tues: 25th Aug
  • • 3rd Tues: 1st Sept
  • • 4th / Last Tues: 8th Sept
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Sravana Masam Importance

Sravana Masam (also spelled as Shravana Masam) is the 5th month in the Hindu calendar. It is the most auspicious, and spiritually significant month and usually fallis in August-September. Sravana Masam is full of festivals and celebrations and is highly recommended for marriages, gruhapravesam and other such functions.

Tuesdays and Fridays of this sacred month are very important for women esp. married women. Tuesdays are dedicated to Mangala Gowri Devi (a form of Parvati Devi) and Fridays are dedicated to Sri Mahalakshmi.

The second Friday of Sravana Masam that falls before Sravana Purnima (also known as Pournami) is highly sacred as well as auspicious and Varalakshmi Vratam is performed on this day by women.

Importance of Mangala Gowri Vratam in Sravana Masam

Tuesdays of the month are specially important for newly wed brides. The sacred Mangala Gowri Vratam (or Nomu) is performed by the newly wed brides on 4 or 5 Tuesdays (Mangalavaram) of the month.

After starting the Vratam in the first year of marriage, the newly wed brides have to perform it for five continuous years and seek the blessings of Gowri Devi for a happy and prosperous marital life, and for welfare of the husband.

Sravana Mangala Gowri Vratam Dates 2026

For Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra: August 18, August 25, September 1, and September 8, 2026.

For North India who follow Purnimanta Calendar: August 4, August 11, August 18, and August 25, 2026.

List of Puja Samagri

Following is the list of Puja Samagri which has to kept ready by Monday evening:

  • Pasupu (turmeric powder), Kumkuma (vermilion) and chandan (sandalwood) powder
  • Traditional whole red Bengal gram (Senagalu), betel leaves (Tamalapakulu), and betel nuts (Vakkalu for Vayanam.
  • Fresh seasonal flowers and available fruits including coconut and banana.
  • Rice flour (vari / biyyam pindi) and jaggery (bellam / gur) for making Jyotulu, and wicks (vottulu) for lighting the lamp.
  • Pure cow ghee (Avu neyyi), honey (tene), sugar (chakkera or panchadara), pure cow milk (Avu palu), and curd made with pure cow milk (avu palu perugu) for Panchamrutam.
  • Blouse piece (preferable colours: red / maroon, yellow or green)
  • White or yellow thread for making thoram
  • Camphor (karpooram), Incense sticks (agarbatti), yellow rice (akshantalu), harati plate and bell.
  • Iron or stainless steel ladle (Atlakada or knife for making kajal (katuka) and other regular puja items like Panchapatra-Udhareni.

How to Make / Decorate Gowri Devi

Making and decorating Gowri Devi depends on your family custom and is purely your person choice. Decoration depends on your aesthetic sense and affordability. There is no hard and fast rule for making and decorating Gowri Devi.

As per your family custom, place either a silver or copper Kalasam (also spelled as Kalash) on the Mandapam and decorate Gowri Devi. Or you can just place a photo frame of Gowri Devi and decorate with fresh flower garland.

And then make a small Pasupu Ganapati and Pasupu Gowri Devi with turmeric paste, place them on a betel leaf and place on the Mandapam. Keep the Pasupu Gowri Devi in front of the Kalasam or Photo Frame.

Apply gandham and kumkuma to Pasupu Ganapati and Pasupu Gowri Devi and place fresh flowers.

Note: the pasupu Ammavaru and Ganapati should not be moved once you start puja and should be kept in the same place on all the 4 or 5 Tuesdays.

How to make 'thoram'?

  • Depending on your family custom, take either 5 strands or 9 strands of white or yellow or sandalwood colour sewing thread.
  • Twist the strands to make a single strand and smear turmeric paste to it
  • Put knots at 5 places (if you take 5 strands) or 9 places (for 9 strands).
  • As per your choice you can tie any fresh flower or petals while tying the knots.

How to Make Rice Flour (Varipindi) Jyothulu?

  • Take 5 measures of rice flour in a clean bowl.
  • Add grated jaggery (bellam) to it.
  • You can add elaichi powder for flavour because you and your family members have to eat the jyothulu.
  • Add little cow ghee and mix it well.
  • Check the consistency and add some more cow ghee if required.
  • Knead it into a dough which should be a bit hard. Do not make soft dough you have to use it as Jyothulu. Note: do not pour too much ghee.
  • Make sure that the dough is hard enough. Now make five balls with the dough.
  • Take each of the ball in your palm and press lightly in the middle with your thumb so as to make a hollow cup shape Jyothi.
  • Make five such Jyothulu and place them in a new or unused steel or brass plate.
Download Telugu PDF of Mangala Gowri Vratam.

How to Make Panchamrutam?

Take equal measures of cow milk (unboiled), cow ghee, curd made of cow milk, honey and sugar in a silver / unused steel cup / tumbler and mix it well. Your panchamrutam is ready, keep it near the puja mandir.

Sravana Masam: Mangala Gowri Vrata Vidhanam

Preparation for the Mangala Gowri Vratam is time-consuming and very tedious. So, if you are doing the puja early morning, then complete all the arrangements on Monday night only.

Puja Preparations on Monday Night

  • Soak five measures of Senagalu (whole Bengal gram) in the evening.

  • Keep most of the puja samagri given in the list, handy near the Puja Mandapam or the place where you perform the puja on Monday night itself.

  • Items like fresh flowers, betel leaves and other such items, you can keep them handy on Tuesday only before you sit for performing puja.

  • Boil pure cow milk and set curd when the milk is a bit warm.u Tip: Set curd when milk is warm. Not too cold or too hot.

  • Clean up the Mandapam area, mop and draw rangoli (traditional / simple Ashtadala Padmam Muggu). This can be done on Tuesday morning also as per your family custom.

  • Decorate the Puja room / Mandir / Mandapam as per your taste. You can do this on Tuesday morning also. However performing puja with devotion is more important than decoration.

Tuesday Morning Puja Preparations

  • On Tuesday morning, get up a bit early than other days and complete your daily chores.

  • Hair wash is compulsory. After hair wash, have a refreshing hot cup of coffee.

  • Drape pattu (silk) sari in the traditional way as per your family custom (Kase posi kattu or Kachcha).

  • Apply turmeric paste on your feet (kaallaku pasupu). This is compulsory.
  • Make five (or 16) Varipindi Jyothulu and place them on an unused / new silver dish / steel plate. Number of Jyothulu should be as per your family custom only.

  • Fill the Jyothulu with cow ghee and place wicks in it. Keep them handy near the Mandapam. Tip: You can keep the plate separately and use the same plate on all Tuesdays for 5 years.


  • Make 5 or 9 thorams. If okay for your family, you can do this on Monday night also. It's your personal preference.

  • Make two patti vastrams with two small cotton balls. Just press the balls and apply pasupu, chandanam and kumkuma. Keep them handy near the mandapam.

  • Make panchaamrutam and keep it handy.

  • Keep water in Panchapatra and Udharini for sankalpam.

  • Prepare naivedyam as per your family custom.

  • Make Pasupu Ganapati and Pasupu Gowri Devi, keep them on a betel leaf and place in them in appropriate places in th Mandapam. Apply chandanam and kumkuma bottu to them.

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  • Apply chandanam / gandham paste to the knife / atlakada and keep it aside for preparing Katuka (kajal).

  • Once you are done with all the preparations, make sure that you have kept all the pooja samagri near you and then sit on the pooja mat in front of the mandapam, preferably facing East or North. Note: Once you sit and start doing puja, you should not get up till you finish.

  • Decorate the idols with available fresh flowers and do Deeparadhana i.e. light up the oil lamps. (make sure that you are not lighting pindi jyothulu now).

  • Begin with Pranayamam followed by Sankalpam and start Shodashopachara Puja.

  • On completion of the puja, offer Naivedyam and give Mangala Harathi. If you know any Harati song, you can sing while giving Harathi.

  • Finally offer thoram, blouse piece and Senagala Vayanam along with tambulam to Mangala Gowri Devi. For tambulam, take 3 betel leaves, place two bananas and a vakka (nut powder packet) on the leaves.

  • After offering tambulam to Ammavaru, tie one thoram to the knife and keep it aside.

  • Now light up pindi jyothulu and start reading Sravana Mangala Gowri Vratha katha / story.

  • While reading the story hold the chandan smeared part of knife or Atlakada over the flames of Pindi Jyothulu so that the chandan gets charred and forms thick katuka / kajal on it.

  • Once you finish reading the story, tie one thoram to your right wrist.

Now that the puja is finished, you can get up. Next give little Akshantalu to your husband, bend down and touch his feet i.e. kallaki dandam. And then he has to sprinkle Akshantalu on your head and bless you with happy and prosperous married life.

With this your Mangala Gowri Vratam is successfully completed. Now you have to offer Senagla Vayanam to five married women without taking food, if it is customary in your family. Otherwise, in case of health issues, you can take light food like fruits or you can take Naivedyam that was offered to Gowri Devi.

Senagala Vayanam includes soaked whole Bengal grams, two betel leaves, two or three fresh fruits, a flower, betel nut, thoram and one Pindi Jyothi.

After offering Vanayam, you and your husband, each of you has to take Pindi Jyothi as Ammavari Prasadam.

Note: As per your family custom, give one thoram and one Pindi Jyothi to 5 married women (if they are your family members only). These five Pindi Jyothulu have to be consumed before sunset.

After the completion of 5 years of performing the nomu, you to have compulsorily do Udyapana of Sravana Mangala Gowri Nomu.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  1. What are the main Sravana Mangala Gowri Vratam 2026 dates?
    Sravana Mangala Gowri Vratam 2026 Dates, for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka: August 18, August 25, September 1, and September 8. For North India, the dates are August 4, August 11, August 18, and August 25.
  2. Who should perform the Mangala Gowri Vratam?
    Traditionally, newly married bride has to perform the Vratam for the first 5 consecutive years after marriage. However, any married woman can observe it for the lifelong health, prosperity, and longevity of her husband and family.
  3. Can unmarried girls perform Mangala Gowri Vratam?
    Yes. While it is primarily observed by married women, unmarried girls can also perform this puja or fast to seek the blessings of Gauri Devi for a virtuous life partner and to remove delays in marriage.
  4. What should we do with the Pindi Jyothulu (rice flour lamps) after the puja?
    Pindi Jyothulu are very sacred prasadam. Family members (specifically the couple) should consume the sweet dough as sacred prasadam. It should not be thrown away.
  5. Is reading the Vratha Katha mandatory?
    Yes it is compulsory to read the Vratha Katha. Mangala Gowri Vratham finishes by fully reading the Vratha Katha.

ॐ Insights into Hinduism by Sobha Kalyani Chivukula

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