Teej Festiva

Teej Festiva is a gay expression of boundless joy that comes straight from the heart of the people of Jaipur at the sight of rains that cover the barren land in hues of happy green. There are three main types of Teej that are celebrated in a year, the Haryali Teej, Hartalika Teej and the Kajri Teej.

Teej Festival celebrated with festal fervor and gaiety has a special religious significance. Ladies and young girls pray to the Goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva's consort who exults in her conjugal bliss with Lord Shiva and therefore the women in Rajasthan treat the Teej Festivalwith venerable significance as they invoke the blessings of goddess Parvati to bless them with long and happy married lives.

Pink Jaipur glistens in a riot of green as women and girls dress up in colors of freshness and fertility. Ladies and young girls wear colorful bangles and accessories to look brighter and prettier.

Women and young girls come together to decorate and adorn idols of Teej Mata with opulent clothes and traditional jewelry. Ladies sing devotional songs and pray to Goddess Parvati as they hang traditional swings from trees and swing in rhythm with folk ballads.

Almost all the lawns and gardens in Jaipur spring to life with colorfully decorated swings decorated with strings of marigold and spring flowers that infuse the whole of Jaipur with exuberance and hope - for a new life and a new beginning.

In the afternoon heavily adorned ladies set out with idols of Teej Mata in big processions that course the lanes of the Old Jaipur city, most of these processions make a stop at the sacred Kanak Vrindavan before proceeding for the immersion rites.