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Hariyali Teej 2028: Date, Vrat Vidhi & Significance
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Monday, 24 July 2028
Hariyali Teej 2028 is on Monday, 24 July 2028, the Shukla Tritiya of Shravana. Hariyali Teej — 'green Teej' — is the Shravana Shukla Tritiya festival of married and marriageable women, kept in the fresh green of the monsoon for the union of Parvati and Shiva. Women fast, dress in green and red, wear henna and lac bangles, sing Teej songs and swing on flower-decked swings hung from trees.
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What is Hariyali Teej?
The fast is kept for a long and happy married life, or for a good husband; many keep it nirjala. Parvati is worshipped in the evening — often as a clay image with Shiva, made and decorated at home — with the Teej katha, green bangles, and a sindhara gift of clothes, sweets (ghewar) and cosmetics sent by the girl's parents or in-laws.
It is above all a festival of the maike, the mother's home: newly married women return to their parents for Teej, and the songs are of longing for the maike and the monsoon. Rajasthan holds public Teej processions with an idol of the goddess; Nimbu-Kair, ghewar and malpua are the foods.
The story of Hariyali Teej
Parvati, in an earlier birth as Sati, gave up her body; reborn as the daughter of the mountain, she resolved to win Shiva as her husband and did tapas for a hundred and eight lifetimes, keeping this Tritiya fast. Shiva, at last satisfied, accepted her, and the day is kept as the anniversary of that acceptance — the model of a wife's devotion rewarded.
Source: Vrata nibandha literature — the Teej fasts of the monsoon
History
The Teej fasts (Hariyali in Shravana, Kajari in Bhadrapada Krishna, Hartalika in Bhadrapada Shukla) are a set of monsoon women's vratas of North and Central India, described in the vrata nibandhas; Hariyali Teej is strongest in Rajasthan, Haryana, western UP, Punjab and among Marwaris.
- Vrata nibandha literature — the Teej fasts of the monsoon
- Wikipedia — Teej
How Hariyali Teej is observed
- Married women dress in green, apply mehendi and gather in gardens where swings are hung from trees, singing Teej songs.
- Parvati is worshipped for her reunion with Shiva after long penance, and wives fast for their husbands' long life.
- Parents send the sindhara, a gift of clothes, bangles and sweets, to their married daughters.
Regional variations
- Rajasthan, Haryana, western UP, Punjab. Green and red dress, henna, swings, Teej songs, the sindhara gift, and the evening Parvati puja; public Teej processions in Jaipur.
- Marwari and Bundelkhandi communities. The nirjala fast, ghewar, and the return of daughters to the mother's home.
Festive foods
- Ghewar — The honeycomb-textured sweet of the Sawan season.
- Malpua and kheer — Cooked for the evening after the puja.
Why this date
Hariyali Teej is kept on the day when Tritiya of Shravana Shukla paksha prevails at sunrise. That day is Monday, 24 July 2028. Tritiya holds at sunrise only on this day.
at sunrise
| Civil day | Tithi at the deciding moment | Qualifies |
|---|---|---|
| 2028-07-22 | Amavasya | — |
| 2028-07-23 | Shukla Dwitiya | — |
| 2028-07-24 | Shukla Tritiya | observed |
| 2028-07-25 | Shukla Chaturthi | — |
| 2028-07-26 | Shukla Panchami | — |
The astronomical basis
Hariyali Teej is Shravana Shukla Tritiya — the third tithi of the bright fortnight of Shravana, two days before Nag Panchami, in July or August. The Parvati puja is done in the evening; where the tithi does not touch the third day's afternoon, the almanac fixes it.
A lunar date: Tritiya of the bright half of Shravana drifts about 11 days earlier each solar year, then jumps back ~19 days when a leap (Adhika) month is inserted.
Hariyali Teej dates 2022–2037
| Year | Date | Day | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sunday, 31 July 2022 | Sun | — |
| 2023 | Saturday, 19 August 2023 | Sat | — |
| 2024 | Wednesday, 7 August 2024 | Wed | — |
| 2025 | Sunday, 27 July 2025 | Sun | — |
| 2026 | Saturday, 15 August 2026 | Sat | — |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 4 August 2027 | Wed | Tithi skipped (kshaya) |
| 2028 | Monday, 24 July 2028 | Mon | — |
| 2029 | Sunday, 12 August 2029 | Sun | — |
| 2030 | Friday, 2 August 2030 | Fri | — |
| 2031 | Tuesday, 22 July 2031 | Tue | — |
| 2032 | Monday, 9 August 2032 | Mon | — |
| 2033 | Friday, 29 July 2033 | Fri | — |
| 2034 | Thursday, 17 August 2034 | Thu | — |
| 2035 | Monday, 6 August 2035 | Mon | — |
| 2036 | Friday, 25 July 2036 | Fri | Tithi skipped (kshaya) |
| 2037 | Thursday, 13 August 2037 | Thu | Tithi skipped (kshaya) |
Dates for New Delhi; they can differ by a day elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
When is Hariyali Teej 2028?
Hariyali Teej 2028 is on Monday, 24 July 2028. Hariyali Teej is kept on the day when Tritiya of Shravana Shukla paksha prevails at sunrise. That day is Monday, 24 July 2028. Tritiya holds at sunrise only on this day.
How is Hariyali Teej different from Hartalika Teej?
Both are monsoon fasts for Parvati and Shiva. Hariyali Teej is Shravana Shukla Tritiya, a greener, more festive day of swings and songs; Hartalika Teej, Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya about a month later, is a stricter nirjala fast with a night vigil.
Why is it called 'green' Teej?
It falls at the height of the monsoon, when the land is freshest green; women wear green, and the swings are hung in the newly leafed trees. 'Hariyali' is the greenery of the season.
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Written and checked by AstroTathya Editorial Team · Last checked 2026-09-08.
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Sources & further reading
- Vrata nibandha literature — the Teej fasts of the monsoon
- Wikipedia — Teej