Question 1

When is Kadali Gauri Vratam observed?

Accepted Answer

Kadali Gauri Vratam falls on Chaturthi, the fourth lunar day, of Shukla Paksha, the waxing half, in Jyeshtha. The tithi current at sunrise governs the day, so the Gregorian date changes from year to year. A yearly panchanga should be consulted for the civil date in a particular location.

Question 2

What is Kadali Gauri Puja?

Accepted Answer

Kadali Gauri Puja is associated with worship of Shiva and Gauri, a name for Parvati, beneath a banana plant or on a banana leaf. A banana offering is also associated with the observance, but the complete story and the extent to which these customs are universal require local verification.

Question 3

How is Kadali Gauri Vratam performed?

Accepted Answer

A simple observance begins with cleaning the puja place and placing Shiva-Parvati images near a banana plant or on a banana leaf. Light a lamp, offer water, flowers, fruit, and vegetarian naivedyam, then perform arati. Fasting and the offering of more than one hundred bananas should be followed only where family or local tradition requires them.

Question 4

What is offered to Gauri on Kadali Gauri Vratam?

Accepted Answer

Bananas are the distinctive offering associated with Kadali Gauri Puja. The customary note for this observance mentions more than one hundred bananas, but that quantity should not be assumed mandatory for every household. A smaller fruit offering may be used when following a general devotional observance rather than a specific family practice.

Date	Tithi	Lunar month	Governing time
Mon, 10 Jun, 2024	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Fri, 30 May, 2025	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Thu, 18 Jun, 2026	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Tue, 8 Jun, 2027	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Sun, 28 May, 2028	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Sat, 16 Jun, 2029	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Wed, 5 Jun, 2030	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Sun, 25 May, 2031	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)
Sat, 12 Jun, 2032	ShuklaShukla Chaturthi	Jyeshtha	sunrise (udaya tithi)

Kadali Gauri Vratam Or Puja

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