Marathi
चैत्रगौर (गौरी तृतीया) · ચૈત્રગૌર
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9 April 2027
Friday · Shukla Tritiya
Married women worship Goddess Gauri for marital happiness. Haldi-kumkum ceremony and swing decoration.
Gauri is installed on a decorated swing (jhula) on Gauri Tritiya and remains for a month. Women hold haldi-kunku gatherings through the period, inviting each other, exchanging turmeric and vermilion, and serving a cooling drink. A chaitrangan rangoli is drawn.
Panha, raw mango drink, and harbara (soaked gram) with cucumber. Deliberately cooling; it's the hot season.
