About This Festival
Gowri Habba is an important Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Gowri (Parvati), especially celebrated in Karnataka and also observed in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under related traditions. It is celebrated in the month of Bhadrapada, usually in August–September, on the day before Ganesh Chaturthi. According to popular tradition, Gowri comes to her maternal home to visit her family, and the household welcomes her like an honoured daughter. Gowri is regarded as the auspicious and benevolent form of Goddess Parvati, representing purity, fertility, prosperity, strength and marital well-being. Women prepare a beautiful shrine for the goddess, decorating her with flowers, jewellery, turmeric and kumkum. They perform special prayers and exchange auspicious gifts such as Bageena. The festival is associated with prosperity, fertility, family happiness and the well-being of married women. The day after, Ganesha arrives for Ganesh Chaturthi. So the two festivals are beautifully connected: first the mother is welcomed, and then her son.
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Gowri Habba in Karnataka — the welcoming of Goddess Gowri to her maternal home — falls on the day before Ganesh Chaturthi.
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October – March
Bangalore · Hassan · Mysore · Ooty · Kochi · Munnar · Periyar · Kumarakom · Thottapalli · Kovalam · Trivandrum
October – March
Bangalore · Mysore · Hassan · Hospet · Hampi · Pattadakkal · Ajhole · Badami · Goa
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