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Teej is a gay expression of boundless joy that comes
straight from the heart of the people of Jaipur at the
sight of rains that cover the barren land in hues of
happy green. There are three main types of Teej that
are celebrated in a year, the Haryali Teej, Hartalika
Teej and the Kajri Teej.
The Teej festival celebrated with festal fervor and
gaiety has a special religious significance. Ladies
and young girls pray to the Goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva's
consort who exults in her conjugal bliss with Lord Shiva
and therefore the women in Rajasthan treat the Teej
Festival with venerable significance as they invoke
the blessings of goddess Parvati to bless them with
long and happy married lives.
Pink Jaipur glistens in a riot of green as women and
girls dress up in colors of freshness and fertility.
Ladies and young girls wear colorful bangles and accessories
to look brighter and prettier.
Women and young girls come together to decorate and
adorn idols of Teej Mata with opulent clothes and traditional
jewelry. Ladies sing devotional songs and pray to Goddess
Parvati as they hang traditional swings from trees and
swing in rhythm with folk ballads.
Almost all the lawns and gardens in Jaipur spring to
life with colorfully decorated swings decorated with
strings of marigold and spring flowers that infuse the
whole of Jaipur with exuberance and hope - for a new
life and a new beginning.
In the afternoon heavily adorned ladies set out with
idols of Teej Mata in big processions that course the
lanes of the Old Jaipur city; most of these processions
make a stop at the sacred Kanak Vrindavan before proceeding
for the immersion rites.
Rajasthan Holiday offers online booking for tours to
the Teej festival in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. For details
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