Gowri Habba 2017: Top 10 messages to celebrate the festival with your loved ones

Gowri Habba is a significant Hindu festival that is celebrated one day prior to Ganesh Chaturthi.

Gowri Habba 2017
A woman offers prayers during the festival. Reuters

Gowri Habba is a significant Hindu festival that is celebrated one day prior to Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival is mainly celebrated in the south Indian states such as Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. In north India, the festival is known as Hartalika.

This year Gowri Habba is being celebrated on 24 August, 2017 as Ganesh Chaturthi will be starting from 25 August, 2017. Goddess Gowri, also known as Goddess Parvati, who is the consort of Lord Shiva is worshipped as the mother of Lord Ganesha in this festival. In some cases, Gauri Habba is also referred to as the Gauri Ganesha.

This festival is mainly celebrated by women and they observe Swarna Gowri Vratha to seek blessings from Goddess Gowri, who is the very incarnation of Aadhi Shakthi Mahamaya, for marital bliss. The rituals of Vratha and complete celebrations are carried out with utmost joy and fervour. On this occasion, IBTimes Singapore has handpicked the best messages to celebrate Gowri Habba or Hartalika Teej.

  • May the festival of Teej fill your life with ecstasy, ensure well-being of ur spouse & children, and purify your body and soul. Wish you a very Happy Teej.
  • May Goddess Gowri spread into your Life Peace, Prosperity, Happiness and Good Health. Happy Gowri Habba.
  • May the divine light of God spread into your Life peace, prosperity, happiness and good health. Happy Hartalika Teej 2017.
  • Teej is the day which shows woman's love and sacrifice. May your wishes come true and you get a powerful & loving husband like Lord Shiva.
  • May the goddess Parvati gives you health wealth and prosperity. Happy Gowri Habba.
  • May the swings of Joy, Fill your heart with Love, Happiness, and abundant fortune! Happy Teej 2017.
  • May this Teej light up for you. The hopes of happy times, and dreams for a year full of smiles.
  • May the magic of this Teej, bring lots of happiness in your life, and you celebrate it with, your all friends, and it fills your heart with love. Happy Teej 2017.
  • All the good wishes to you. Never think you are alone, Even if no one holding your hand, May lord Shiv gives you gleam, The moon will shine with your name. Happy Teej.
  • Happy Hartalika Teej to all women who keep fasting. Enjoy Teej and have fun.

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