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The holy festival of Hartalika Teej, one of the biggest and sacred fasts of married women, is being celebrated with special enthusiasm this year i.e. in 2026. In this difficult fast, celebrated on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month, Mother Parvati and Lord Shiva are worshiped with all the rituals, so that the married women can get the blessings of unbroken good fortune and happy married life. On this day, women observe Nirjala fast and worship Lord Shiva and Mother Gauri by staying awake throughout the night. If any important material is left out in the entire process of puja, then a doubt remains in the mind, hence it is very important to collect every item related to the wedding ceremony on time. To make your puja completely hassle-free and successful, we have brought here a complete and detailed list of puja materials for Hartalika Teej, by noting which you can ensure your preparation in advance.
Installation material with idol or picture of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati
The most important rule of worshiping Hartalika Teej is that the idols of Lord Shiva, Mother Parvati and Lord Ganesha made from sand or black soil are worshipped. If you are making clay idols at home, then it requires clean and pure clay, a post, a new red or yellow cloth to lay on the post, and Kalava or Mauli to offer to the Lord. Apart from this, it is also considered very essential to have mango leaves, banana poles or leaves, flowers and Durva grass to decorate the place of worship, because without these no puja of Sanatan culture is considered complete.
Complete set of sixteen makeup items and wedding box for Goddess Parvati
The biggest specialty of this fast is that in this, all the things for the wedding are offered to Goddess Parvati and the fasting woman also receives the same blessings. The wedding box should include sixteen makeup items like Mahavar, Sindoor, Bindi, Bangles (especially red or green glass bangles), Alata, Kajal, Mehendi, Comb, Sheesha, Payal, Mahavar, and nose nail or Nath. Along with this, a saree or chunari is also kept in the form of a wedding dress to be offered to Mata Gauri, which is considered very auspicious to donate to a married Brahmin woman or a needy person after the puja.
Essential ingredients of fruits, flowers, panchamrit and naivedya
Seasonal fruits (like banana, apple, guava, and coconut) are offered to please Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati. Apart from this, keep Panchamrit made of milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar, pure desi ghee lamp, camphor, incense sticks, incense sticks, and matchbox for Abhishek and Naivedya during the puja. Homemade pure sweets, kheer or halwa are prepared for offering. To offer in the puja, sacred thread, betel nut, betel leaves, cloves, cardamom, and kalava should also be kept nearby in sufficient quantity so that one does not have to get up for any item in the middle of the puja.
Belpatra, Dhatura and other ingredients dear to Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva is very fond of Belpatra, Dhatura, Datika flowers, and Bhasma, hence it is most important to have these ingredients in the worship of Hartalika Teej. Bel leaves should not be broken or torn anywhere, and offering them by writing ‘Ram’ or ‘Om’ with sandalwood is considered even more fruitful. Apart from this, Shami leaves, Madar flowers and white or yellow colored fragrant flowers are dedicated to Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. By arranging all these holy things together, the atmosphere of worship becomes completely devotional and disciplined.
Rules of Hartalika Teej fast and method of performing puja
On the day of fast, after taking bath in the morning, sixteen adornments are done by wearing clean clothes and after meditating on Goddess Gauri in the mind, a resolution of Nirjala fast is taken. During the Pradosh period i.e. in the auspicious time in the evening, the puja post is decorated and Lord Shiva, Mother Parvati and Ganesh ji are established. After this, God is worshiped in the Shodashopachar method, in which wedding items are offered to Mother Parvati and Belpatra leaves are offered to Lord Shiva. There is a tradition of keeping vigil throughout the night and singing bhajans and kirtans and the next morning after the aarti, the fast is broken by taking the prasad offered to the goddess.