Kajari Teej is a Hindu festival and is one of the three Teej, which is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the nation. This Teej festival is celebrated on the third day after the full moon day of the Shravaan month of the Hindu calendar, which is also known as Shraavan Purnima.
About Kajari Teej
The festival of Teej is dedicated to the wife of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati. It is believed that Parvati had fasted for 108 years to win the love back of her husband and get reunited with him. Owing to her immense dedication and sacrament, Lord Shiva accepted her back. The festival of Teej is celebrated to commemorate the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. This festival is popular in the Northern part of the sub-continent, which generally coincides in the month of August and September of the English calendar. This being a fasting festival, both married and unmarried women fast on this day and seek blessings of Goddess Parvati, who is also known as Teej Mata for a blissful married life. There are several accounts available that point on the origin of the festival and everyone has different belief regarding the origin of this festival. It is a festival that marks the advent of the monsoon season. The festival of Kajari Teej is popular in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Celebration of Kajari Teej
The festival of Kajari Teej is also known as the festival of swings and on this day women wear new clothes and celebrates it with great enthusiasm. A major ritual of this festival is that all the women folk gathers together to worship the neem tree. On this day, the women folk gather together and sing songs in honour of Lord Krishna. They song that is sung in this festival is known as Kajari and it is a popular folk song of Rajasthan. Kajari Teej represents the happiness of union of two souls while some songs illustrate the pain of separation from the lover during the rainy season. This festival is popularly celebrated in Bundi in the state of Rajasthan, where procession of the Teej Mata is taken out in a decorated in a palanquin from Sagar, which is accompanied by decorated elephants, camels, performers, musicians, folk dancers and artists. This is one of the most beautiful festivals, which is celebrated with zest and fervour in North and Central India.
About Kajari Teej
The festival of Teej is dedicated to the wife of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati. It is believed that Parvati had fasted for 108 years to win the love back of her husband and get reunited with him. Owing to her immense dedication and sacrament, Lord Shiva accepted her back. The festival of Teej is celebrated to commemorate the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. This festival is popular in the Northern part of the sub-continent, which generally coincides in the month of August and September of the English calendar. This being a fasting festival, both married and unmarried women fast on this day and seek blessings of Goddess Parvati, who is also known as Teej Mata for a blissful married life. There are several accounts available that point on the origin of the festival and everyone has different belief regarding the origin of this festival. It is a festival that marks the advent of the monsoon season. The festival of Kajari Teej is popular in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Celebration of Kajari Teej
The festival of Kajari Teej is also known as the festival of swings and on this day women wear new clothes and celebrates it with great enthusiasm. A major ritual of this festival is that all the women folk gathers together to worship the neem tree. On this day, the women folk gather together and sing songs in honour of Lord Krishna. They song that is sung in this festival is known as Kajari and it is a popular folk song of Rajasthan. Kajari Teej represents the happiness of union of two souls while some songs illustrate the pain of separation from the lover during the rainy season. This festival is popularly celebrated in Bundi in the state of Rajasthan, where procession of the Teej Mata is taken out in a decorated in a palanquin from Sagar, which is accompanied by decorated elephants, camels, performers, musicians, folk dancers and artists. This is one of the most beautiful festivals, which is celebrated with zest and fervour in North and Central India.