Jaipur Teej Festival

Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Significance: Eminent to memorialize the union of Goddess Parvati to Lord Shiva.
Time of Celebration: For two days in the month of Shravan (according to the Hindu calendar), which frequently descend in July of August

The Teej festival is a significant celebration for married women, and much predictable monsoon festival. It memorializes the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, once she paid a penance of 100 years division. On this favorable time, women in their best dresses get together at a temple and pay reverence to the Goddess Parvati and implore for the long life and prosperity of their husbands. Women, dressed in the superlative of cloths and jewelry, take pleasure in themselves by swinging, singing and performing conventional folk dance. During the festival, markets in Jaipur are inundating with the stylish women accessories and clothes. Sweetshops proffer a delicious range of Teej sweets even as Ghewar serves as the choicest sweet of the festival.

Teej is also called carnival of swings and rains. This festival is even eminent in the far-flung villages of Rajasthan. Jhoolas (swings) are hung as of trees and decked with leaves and flowers. Ladies and girls can be made out take pleasure in on these swings, playing games, and singing folk songs and relate Mehandi (henna) on their palms. Lehariya dresses are relatively frequent on this day and Girls going to get married get 'shrinjhara' from her in-laws on this day that embrace of shringar (cosmetics), henna, lac bangles, lehariya saris (tie and dye fabric).

Procession:-

Mostly a women's festival, it is fascinating to watch them enjoying in groups all over the city and in the vivid bazars. Ample preparations are made for the tourist for the bird's eye vision of the parade. The Teej idol is sheltered with a canopy while the Gangaur idol is open. A procession is taken out in the city of Jaipur to rejoice the festival, where the idol of Teej adorned with jewelry and finery, fetches the main magnetism. Teej is renowned with all the delight and fervor in Jaipur, where parade being emphasizes of the festival. Teej is a traditional festival of the majestic city of Jaipur and is eminent with a unique fervor. The showers of rain on this day enliven the lively celebrations by numerous degrees. The attractive sight of Teej's celebration is an eye-candy for any visitor and creates the wonderful reason to visit Jaipur.