Teej Festival​

The Teej Festival is a traditional Hindu festival celebrated by women in India, particularly in the northern states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab.

The festival is dedicated to the goddess Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva, and is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm.

The festival falls during the monsoon season, usually in the months of July or August. Women dress up in colorful traditional clothing, wear henna designs on their hands and feet, and gather to sing, dance, and pray to the goddess Parvati.

One of the main rituals of the Teej Festival is the women’s fast, during which married women fast for the long life and well-being of their husbands, while unmarried girls fast in the hope of finding a good husband. The fast is broken only after the moon is sighted in the evening, and women break the fast by eating traditional sweets and feasting with their families.

The festival is also marked by colorful processions in which women carry beautifully decorated idols of Parvati and Shiva, accompanied by music and dance performances.