| Gauri Habba | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Swarna Gauri Vrata |
| Also called | Gauri Habba |
| Observed by | Hindus |
| Type | Cultural, Seasonal, Religious |
| Begins | Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya |
| Date | Varies per Hindu Lunisolar calendar |
| Frequency | Annual |
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Swarna Gauri Vrata, also called Gauri Habba (Kannada: ಗೌರಿಹಬ್ಬ, romanized: Gaurihabba)[1] is a Hindu festival celebrated a day before Ganesh Chaturthi in Karnataka.[2]
This festival celebrates the goddess Gauri (Parvati) who is venerated as the mother of Ganesha. It is usually observed by married women and is a significant festival in Karnataka.[3] It is known as Hartalika in the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Gauri, the mother of Ganesha and wife of Shiva, is worshipped throughout India for her ability to bestow upon her devotees courage and power. Hindu belief has it that Gauri is the incarnation of Mahadevi and the shakti of Shiva. It is believed that on Thadige, or the third day of the month of Bhadra, Gauri comes home like any married woman comes to her parents' house. The next day, typically on Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesha, her son, comes as if to take her back to her abode of Kailasha.
The Svarna Gauri Vrata (Svarṇagaurīvrata) is performed on the occasion to appease the goddess.[4]
- ^ Kittel, Rev F. (1 January 1894). Kannada-English Dictionary. Rev. Kittel (in Kannada). RG Kannada e-Publisher. p. 611.
- ^ Ravishankar, Chinya V. (1 September 2018). Sons of Sarasvati: Late Exemplars of the Indian Intellectual Tradition. SUNY Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4384-7183-9.
- ^ Hamilton, Francis formerly Buchanan (1807). "A" Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar ... in the Dominions of the Rajah of Mysore and the Countries Acquired by the East-India-Company: Volume 4. Cadell & Davies. p. 94.
- ^ Srih, Sri Sri Ranga Priya Sri (23 March 2019). Festivals of Bharata. Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana. p. 269. ISBN 978-93-89028-69-0.