Teej

 " May this Teej light up for you  the hopes of happy times and dream  for a year        full of smile. "

Teej is a generic name for an number of Hindus people that are celebrated by

women in many  parts of Nepal and India. Haryali teej and Hartalika teej welcome the, moonsoon season and are celebrated primarily by girls and women's by dancing and singing wearing red and green color sarees, bangles and ritual prayers. 

Teej usually falls in the Nepali  month  Bhadra and lasts for three  days. Teej puja is particularly held at Pashupatinatha Temple to commemorate the reunion of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva.  During teej festival Nepali women dressed up in red sarees, fast to honor Lord Shiva and pray for happy marriage.  In order to protect the traditional culture,  the government has made teej festival a national holidays. Nepali teej festival is curtsey garne festival coming at the end of rainy season. At that time the sky is clear and sunshine is cozy. Unmarried  girls look forward to a good marriage in future and married women pray for the long life of their husbands.

The event would last for three days including a great feast called Dar observing  a rigid fasting, praying Lord Shiva bathing in holy river presenting tradiatioal performance.  

           Thank You!!!