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Teej
Sign in to saveTīja, , literally meaning "third"—denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins per the Hindu calendar—is a collective term for three Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to the mother goddess Pārvatī and her consort Śiva. It is mainly celebrated by married women and unmarried girls, especially in Nepal and North India, to pray for the long life of their husband or future husband and to welcome the arrival of the monsoon through singing, swinging, dancing, joyous celebration, pūjā, and often fasting.
Key facts
- Holiday.type
- Hindu
- Holiday.image
- teej.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Women celebrating Teej in Nepal
- Holiday.observedby
- Hindu women
- Holiday.date
- July–September
- Holiday.celebrations
- Day 1 : enjoying a grand feast, Day 2: observing a day-long fasting, with praying, dancing and visiting Shiva temples Day 3: Taking a holy bath and performing Rishi Panchami
- Holiday.litcolor
- Red
- Holiday.significance
- Signifies the penance made by goddess Parvati to receive Shiva as her husband
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
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23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- {{lang|ne-Latn|Haryali Teej}}
- {{lang|ne-Latn|Sindhara}}
- Observance of {{lang|ne-Latn|Haryali Teej}}
- Chandigarh
- Haryana
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Teej in Nepal
- {{lang|ne-Latn|Kajari Teej}}
- {{lang|ne-Latn|Hartalika Teej}}
- Elsewhere in India
- {{lang|hi-Latn|Akha Teej}}
- {{lang|hi-Latn|Awra Teej}} of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
- {{lang|hi-Latn|Jhulan Utsav}}
- {{lang|lmn-Latn|Kajal Teej}} of Telangana
- {{lang|gu-Latn|Kevada Teej}} of Gujarat
- Haritalika Teej observance in Nepal
- First day
- Second day
- Third day
- References
- Sources
Tīja, , literally meaning "third"—denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins per the Hindu calendar—is a collective term for three Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to the mother goddess Pārvatī and her consort Śiva. It is mainly celebrated by married women and unmarried girls, especially in Nepal and North India, to pray for the long life of their husband or future husband and to welcome the arrival of the monsoon through singing, swinging, dancing, joyous celebration, pūjā, and often fasting.
Tīja collectively refers to three festivals: Haryālī Tīja, Kajari Tīja, and Hartālikā Tīja. Haryālī Tīja (literally, "green Tīja"), also known as Sindhārā Tīja, Chhoṭī Tīja, Śrāvaṇa Tīja, or Sāvana Tīja, falls on the third day after the new moon in the month of Śrāvaṇa. It marks the day when Śiva consented to Pārvatī’s wish to marry him. Women visit their parental homes, prepare swings, and celebrate with song and dance.