Kajari Teej 2024- A Joyous Festival Honouring Shiva And Parvati

Kajari Teej is one of the important Teej festivals for Hindus throughout the year. Kajari Teej is also referred to as Budhi Teej, Badi Teej, and Satudi Teej in some regions of India. Kajari Teej is celebrated enthusiastically in Northern, Southern and Western India.

People observe the festival to welcome the monsoon season also. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are worshipped on this day, along with offering reverence to the neem tree and the moon.

According to the Hindu lunar calendar, Kajari Teej is celebrated on the Tritiya (third day) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight of the moon) in the month of Bhadrapada, which is August and September in the Gregorian calendar.

The occasion usually comes after three days of Raksha Bandhan and five days before Krishna Janmashtami. This year the festival of Kajari Teej is on 22nd August 2024, Sunday.

Kajari Teej is a prominent festival for women where both married and unmarried people keep fast. Married women observe a day-long fast to seek their husbands' longevity, success and prosperity.

On the other hand, unmarried women keep fast with the desire to have a suitable husband. Apart from this, the festival also marks the onset of the monsoon season after a scorching summer.

According to mythology, Goddess Parvati reincarnated 108 times to marry Lord Shiva and seeing her devotion towards him, Mahadev finally accepted Parvati as his wife on this day. Hence, Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva are worshipped on Kajari Teej to mark their divine bond. 

Kajari Teej is a special Hindu festival celebrated with great enthusiasm across the entire country, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Gujarat. However, the major celebration of Kajari Teej takes place in Bundi, a city in Rajasthan.

On this day, the whole of Bundi is splendidly decorated, and a grand procession of Teej Mata (Goddess Parvati) is also carried out on the streets, in which artists, folk dancers and many others participate. 

On this auspicious occasion, women wake up early, deck themselves with new clothes, apply henna, and observe a strict fast throughout the day. The neem tree is considered a sacred tree, so in some places, women gather near the neem tree and perform puja as the priest directs.

In the evening, a katha (story) related to Kajari Teej is narrated and then women wait for the moon to rise. After making offerings to the moon, women break their fast with fruits, milk and sattu. In some parts of India, women touch their own feet as part of a ritual. 

Kajari Teej marks the worship of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati by women. This festival is celebrated with profound devotion and enthusiasm all over the country. Kajari Teej is known by various names, including Kajali Teej, Bari Teej etc.

This auspicious festival is celebrated with great joy and zeal in many parts of India. The festival holds immense significance for Hindu married women, where it is observed with strict fasting for a happy and blissful married life.

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