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In Sanatan Dharma, the fast of Hartalika Teej holds the most difficult and highest place for married women and unmarried girls who wish to get their desired life partner. This holy festival, kept on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month, symbolizes the unbreakable love and reunion of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati. On this day, women keep a 24-hour waterless fast and worship the idols of Goddess Gauri and Devadhidev Mahadev made of sand or pure black soil with rituals. This year, there are many questions in the minds of the devotees regarding the date and time of worship of Hartalika Teej, especially the doubt whether this auspicious day will be under the influence of inauspicious Bhadra or not. Complete details of the exact position of Bhadra as per Hindu calendar, start and end time of Tritiya Tithi and best Muhurat for morning and evening puja are given here.
According to the Vedic calendar, this year the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month will start late in the evening on 13 September 2026 and will end in the evening on 14 September 2026. According to the universal scriptural rule of Udayatithi, when Tritiya Tithi during sunrise is present, the main fast and worship of Teej is performed on the same day. Therefore, the holy Nirjala fast of Hartalika Teej will be observed with full devotion and enthusiasm on Monday, 14 September 2026 across the country. On this day, a very auspicious combination of Hasta Nakshatra is also taking place, which is considered very fruitful in the scriptures for the worship of Shiva-Parvati.
Panchang calculations regarding the effect of Bhadra on Hartalika Teej make it clear that married women do not need to be afraid this year. In the initial part of Tritiya Tithi, Bhadra will reside in the underworld or heaven. It is a universally accepted principle of astrology that when Bhadra is not in the earth (the world of death), then her inauspicious or negative effect does not fall on the religious rituals, fasts and worships taking place on the earth. Therefore, the worship of Hartalika Teej on 14th September will be completely hassle-free, auspicious and fault-free. Women can worship Lord Bholenath and Mother Parvati both in the morning and evening without any doubt.
In the scriptures, morning time is considered especially fruitful for the worship of Hartalika Teej. The auspicious time for women who want to do the establishment and main worship of Lord Shiva-Parvati in the morning will be as follows:
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Best time for morning puja: 14 September 2026, 06:08 am to 08:35 am
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total duration: about 2 hours 27 minutes
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Amrit Choghadiya Muhurat: 06:08 AM to 07:40 AM
During this period, it is considered best to take bath, wear clean or new clothes (green or red), decorate the puja platform, make Shivlinga and Gauri-Ganesha of clay and perform the first half aarti.
In the worship of Hartalika Teej, the importance of Pradosh Kaal has been said to be the highest in the scriptures. The time period exactly 45 minutes before sunset and 45 minutes after sunset is called ‘Pradosh Kaal’, when Lord Shiva roams around the universe with his entire family and quickly accepts the prayers of the devotees.
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Time of Pradosh Kaal Puja: 14 September 2026, 06:26 PM to 08:48 PM
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total duration: about 2 hours 22 minutes
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Benefits and Amrit Vela: Worship done in this stable ascendant in the evening brings sweetness in married life and one gets the blessing of unbroken good fortune.
The women who keep Nirjala fast for the whole day, do elaborate puja again at this time of the evening by applying Solah Shringar, listen to the sacred fast story of Hartalika Teej and offer Suhaag’s box (sindoor, bindi, bangles, mehendi, bichiya, chunri etc.) to Maa Parvati.
According to traditional beliefs, on Hartalika Teej, there is a tradition of keeping vigil throughout the night and performing special worship (Aarti and Jalabhishek) of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati at all four hours.
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First time: 06:30 PM to 09:30 PM
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Second half: 09:30 PM to 12:30 AM
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Third Hour: 12:30 midnight to 03:30 am
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Fourth Hour: 03:30 AM to 06:00 AM
There is a tradition of anointing with Panchamrit while chanting the mantras Om Namah Shivay and Om Umamaheshwarabhyam Namah in every hour. It is believed that those who meditate on Shiva and Parvati by staying awake all four hours of the day, all types of marital discord and financial problems go away from their lives forever.
There is a rule to break the fast of Hartalika Teej after sunrise on Chaturthi Tithi.
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Passage time: After sunrise (06:09 am) on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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Passage method: After taking bath in the morning, do the last aarti, offer vermilion to Goddess Parvati and apply that vermilion on your forehead. Touch the feet of a worthy Brahmin or mother-in-law and sister-in-law and offer the suhaag material and sweets offered during the puja. After this, break the fast by consuming cucumber, soaked gram and water. Only after this one should consume satvik food.