Jyeshtha Gauri Poojan

The main day of the Gauri observance: the goddesses are dressed, offered a full festive meal, and worshipped by the women of the house.

The Jyeshtha nakshatra day of Bhadrapada Shukla paksha — the nakshatra shares its name with Jyeshtha Gauri, the elder sister, which is where the observance takes its name from.