Teej Festival in the month of Shravan 2024, Shravani Teej 2024

Teej festival is celebrated on Tritiya of Shukla Paksha during Shravan month. This festival is also known as Sindhara, Hariyali Teej, Madhusrava Tritiya and Choti Teej. This year, this festival will be celebrated on 07 august 2024, This festival is mostly celebrated by women. Teej is celebrated with the commencement of monsoon month. Therefore, nature plays a very important role in the beauty of this festival. Markets and other public areas are decorated during this period.

Teej is celebrated with a lot of zeal and excitement. People of different age groups celebrate this festival. Newly married women celebrate this festival in the house of their parents. Women keep a fast on this day. Married women keep a fast for a happy married life, whereas unmarried girls keep this fast so that they are blessed with a good husband in the future. This festival is known as Hariyali Teej in North East India. Women sing songs and play on swings during this period.

Teej Fast Worship

According to a famous legend, Goddess Parvati kept this fast in order to marry Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva was impressed by her devotion and married Goddess Parvati. Therefore, women worship Goddess Parvati on this day desiring a happy married life.

Hariyali or Kajli Teej has a great impact on India’s culture. Mehndi and swings hold a great importance on the day of this festival. Young girls and married women decorate their hands with mehndi and play on swings while singing songs. Swings are tied on trees or terraces. A lot of fairs are also organized on the day of this festival. It is believed that Goddess Parvati met Lord Shiva after a long period on this day.

The festival of Teej commences with the beginning of monsoon season. The sky can be seen covered with dark clouds all the time and the whole earth prospers because of the rain. A newly married woman goes back to her parents house on this day. Married women are offered Sindhara by their in-laws. Sindhara includes clothes, ornaments, mehndi, sweets, objects related to make up etc.

Fairs during Teej Festival

A lot of fairs are organized on this day. Teej festival is followed by Raksha Bandhan and therefore, people are excited and happy during this period. Mehndi and swings are among some attractions associated with these fairs. Women can be seen playing on these swings and flaunting mehndi in their hands and feet. Swings are tied on big trees. A lot of such fair are organized in different places all around India.