Wishing a very happy Teej festival to all 🙏🙏🙏 Teej is a festival celebrated by women and dedicated to the union of Bhagwan Shiva and Mata Parvati. Sharing this picture thread..
The major activity of this festival is to have fast. The main areas of celebration are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
Teej refers to the third day that falls every month after the new moon (amavasya), and the third day after the full moon night of every lunar month. It's also a name of flower, Red velvet mite (Trombidium)
The festivals celebrate the bounty of nature, arrival of clouds and rain, greenery and birds with social activity, rituals and customs.
The monsoon festival in Rajasthan is dedicated to Parvati. On Teej married daughters receive the gifts by her mother such clothes, bangles, bindi, mehandi, etc. Ghevar, a special sweet, are given to them on this day.