Jyestha Gauri Puja is one of the most popular vrats observed in bhadrapada month in Maharashtra as per Marathi calendar. It is known as jyestha nakshatra; hence know as jyeshtha gauri vrata.Jyeshtha gauri puja is a three day vrata puja performed by married women, Special decorations are done and married women invite their relatives and neighbours’ to participate. In the puja haldi kumkum ceremony is an important event on that day. After haldi kum kum, they distribute several types of offering among themselves.
The idols of gauri are usually brought two days after the beginning of ganesha cahturthi. It is placed for three days, where first day is the avahan, on September 4, 2011, second day, is mainly jyeshtha gauri puja is on September 5, 2011, where some people perform satya narayan puja as well, and visarjan is On third day, that is September 6, 2011, where gauri is immersed in water. Legend has it those two sisters follow ganesha to the homes. Gauri puja is also considered as upasana of goddess lakshmi, in some regions.
It is said that, jyeshtha gauri who comes in search of Lord Ganesha is believed to bring auspiciousness and prosperity. Jyeshtha gauri puja avahan involves bringing of two idols of ganesha and a special puja is performed on that day, to welcome gauri and the puja is supposed to be held on the next day.It is believed that Goddess Gauri is another name of Goddess Parvati, the mother of ganesha.
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