About Teej Fair Festival
Teej is celebrated in India especially by women in the months of July-August marking the advent of monsoons. It has great significance in Rajasthan as it is observed to provide relief from the scorching heat of summer. Thus, it is popularly called the Sawan Festival.
Story of Teej Fair
Till today, the festival of Teej is celebrated to honor the devotion of GoddessParvati – popularly known as TEEJ MATA. On this day, both married and unmarried women seek her blessings for their happy marital life.
Type
Teej Fair & Legend
In the state of Rajasthan three kinds of Teej are celebrated and worshiped by the local public in the region. Broadly,
* On Haryali Teej : The moon is prayed to.
* On Kajari Teej : women gather to sing songs and a pooja of neem is performed.
* On Hartalika Teej : Fast for 3 days without any water on the second day.
This festival is more famous amongst the people of Rajasthan and thus thecelebration of Teej remains exclusive to the Jaipur region. Teej holds a special place in the heart of the people of Jaipur as a time for rejuvenation and revival of spirits after the punishing summers. The festival is made into an even more memorable experience if it rains on this day.
Legend
The legend behind the celebrations is Goddess Parvati’s hard-core Tapasya, before her union with Lord Shiva, for which she took 108 births on the Earth. The Myth goes that she failed to have Lord Shiva as her Life Partner till 107th Birth. But this divine union happened, when she again took birth for 108th time.
* On Haryali Teej : The moon is prayed to.
* On Kajari Teej : women gather to sing songs and a pooja of neem is performed.
* On Hartalika Teej : Fast for 3 days without any water on the second day.
This festival is more famous amongst the people of Rajasthan and thus thecelebration of Teej remains exclusive to the Jaipur region. Teej holds a special place in the heart of the people of Jaipur as a time for rejuvenation and revival of spirits after the punishing summers. The festival is made into an even more memorable experience if it rains on this day.
Legend
The legend behind the celebrations is Goddess Parvati’s hard-core Tapasya, before her union with Lord Shiva, for which she took 108 births on the Earth. The Myth goes that she failed to have Lord Shiva as her Life Partner till 107th Birth. But this divine union happened, when she again took birth for 108th time.
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