Hariyali Teej 2023: Hariyali Teej is also mainly a festival of women, which is celebrated on the third day of Shukla Paksha of Shravan month. Hariyali Teej, encompassing the colors of nature and love, is fast observed for unbroken good fortune and the well-being of the family. On this day, women fast for their husbands, worship and worship Shiva-Gauri, swing on the swing, and sing the songs of Sawan in a melodious voice. This festival of joy and enthusiasm with worship and worship fills new colors in life in the form of a traditional festival. Brings intensity to marriage as well as binds family and society in the thread of affection.
Celebration of Shiv-Gauri Milan
This festival is celebrated to commemorate the reunion of Mother Parvati with Shiva. It is described in the scriptures that Mother Parvati did severe penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband, pleased with her, Shiva accepted Mother Parvati as his wife on the day of Shravan Shukla Teej. Since then, this day, a symbol of unbroken good fortune, has become a festival in Indian tradition to strengthen the love of husband and wife and to maintain faith and trust in each other. Apart from this, this festival also gives the message of sacrifice to husband and wife for each other. On this day, unmarried girls keep a fast and wish for a groom like Shiva, while married women wish to keep their Suhaag intact from Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati.
What is tradition
Shravani Teej is a festival created in the colors of nature. On this day, wearing green bangles, wearing green clothes, doing Solah Shringar, and creating Mehendi is of special importance. Women swing with their friends by putting swings on big trees and singing songs related to Shiva-Parvati. On this festival, on the arrival of the first Sawan after marriage, newly married girls are called from their in-laws' house to Pihar. According to the folk tradition, Sinjara is sent from the in-laws of the newly married girl on this festival, in which clothes, jewelry, makeup items, henna, ghevar-fanni, and sweets, etc. are sent.
On this day, women worship Mother Parvati and Shivling by making clay or sand. In worship, after collecting all the ingredients of Suhaag, and decorating it on a plate, they offer it to Mother Parvati wishing unbroken good fortune and listening to the story of Teej Mata. After the puja, these idols are immersed in a river or a holy body of water. Along with this, there is a tradition of worshiping trees, green crops, Varunadev, and animals and birds on this day.
According to the scriptures, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati have blessed this date to be a day of good fortune for married women. It is a belief that on this day the married women who worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati by wearing sixteen adornments, get happiness and good fortune.
PC Social media
