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Hariyali Amavasya this year comes around on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the day the Shravan month hits its new moon. Panchang timings show the Amavasya tithi starting near 1:53 to 1:55 AM and staying on until close to 11:06 PM that night, which means pretty much the whole day works for rituals. It sits a day after Shravan Shivratri and roughly three days out from Hariyali Teej, right in the busiest stretch of Shravan’s calendar.
Puja Vidhi
The day usually starts with an early morning bath, after which devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Many people perform Abhishek of the Shiva Lingam using water, milk, curd, honey and Ganga jal. Bilva leaves, datura, fruits, incense and diyas are also offered during the puja. Devotees often chant “Om Namah Shivaya” throughout the day, while some also recite the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra. Since Amavasya is considered an important time to remember ancestors, several families also perform Pitru Tarpan and offer prayers in their memory. By evening, things wind down with a lamp offering and, for anyone fasting, a light sattvic meal.
Significance Behind The Festival
“Hariyali” simply means greenery, and that’s really what the festival is built around, the monsoon’s lush aftermath. Planting a tree is considered one of the more meaningful things to do on this day, standing in for renewal and a kind of balance between people and the natural world. Married women often wear green and worship with sindoor and bangles as a sign of marital well-being, and the day also carries weight for those looking to ease Shani-related troubles through Shani puja.
Vrat Katha And Beliefs
The fasting observed on this day comes out of the wider Amavasya vrat tradition, where the point is to seek blessings from Shiva and one’s ancestors for a peaceful household, prosperity and some release from old karma. Anyone can keep this vrat, married women, unmarried women, men, and the belief driving it is straightforward: real devotion on this day brings health, peace and abundance home.
Khushi Patel is a Senior Sub Editor at NewsX, covering automotive, technology, Lifestyle, entertainment, and mainstream news. She previously worked as a Copy Editor at Times Network and has written automotive editorial content, including comparison pieces, for TimesDrive.
