Hariyali teej 2024
Hariyali teej is a significant festival of Sawan month, particularly for the marwari community. It is celebrated on Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Sawan month. Teej is a day to celebrate the unbreakable bond of married couples. Wives keep a ‘waterless’ fast on hariyali teej and pray for the long life of their husband.
Hariyali teej is going to begin on 6th August at 7:52 at night and end on 7th August at 10:06 pm, this year.
Contents of the blog:
- Worshiping lord Shiva and Parvati on hariyali teej
- Whole story behind hariyali teej
- Fall of Shiva yoga on hariyali teej 2024
- Ceremonies of hariyali teej for newly married: vidhi
- Hariyali teej Puja materials
- Unmarried women on hariyali teej
Worshiping lord Shiva and Parvati completes the ceremony of Hariyali Teej:
It is believed that on the day of Hariyali Teej, goddess Parvati kept a day-long ‘waterless’ fast for lord Shiva and prayed for their long life. This makes the festival of Teej extremely auspicious and worthy for every married couple and brings unbroken fortune.
The whole narrative of Hariyali Teej: The Hariyali Teej narrative of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati is really a beautiful heavenly story.
Parvati supposedly underwent 107 births before being granted the opportunity to wed Lord Shiva. On the Shukla Paksha Tritiya of Shravan, Parvati could marry Lord Shiva when she gave birth for the 108th time. During that period, she severed all connections and spent her days nibbling on dried leaves. However, Lord Shiva’s severe celibacy rules kept him from understanding Parvati’s love for him. Parvati realized that she had to demonstrate Lord Shiva her affection in order to get his attention. Following a treacherous journey to the Himalayas, she made her home in a cave where she became completely absorbed in her devotion to Lord Shiva. Parvati created a sand carved Shiva Lingam because of her love for Lord Shiva. Satisfied by her devotion, Lord Shiva appeared before her and fulfilled her wish. Goddess Parvati was anointed as Lord Shiva’s wife due to her observance of the fast and the daytime rituals she carried out. It has since been believed that any lady who keeps this fast for the full duration of her devotion will get the blessings she seeks from Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
A unique coincidence of Shiva yoga on hariyali teej 2024: This year, Shiva yoga is falling on the day of haryali teej from 11:41 am until next day, marking a very unique coincidence of the time. It is rare yoga which is ought to bring intelligence and this educational success.
What ceremonies can you do on hariyali teej especially if you are a newly married couple?
- On hariyali teej, the wife is advised to wake up in the holy Brahma Murat (2 to 5 am) and take a holy bath.
- She wears green coloured clothes and does 16 makeups, including green bindi, green bangles etc.
Hindu mythology states that if a woman wears all 16 ornaments, she may protect her spouse from all harm. It’s especially significant for freshly married couples.
- Then, for the puja of hariyali teej, a yellow cloth is spread on the platform, and the idols of lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are installed.
- For the ceremony of teej Puja, she listens to the hariyali teej vrat katha, beginning the day long fast.
- If you are new to it, you can keep a fruit fast as well.
- Women can drink water after 24 hours, when all the rituals associated with Hariyali Teej Puja and Vrat have been completed.
Hariyali teej Puja materials:
- Yellow cloth
- altar
- banana, shami and bael leaves, dhatura
- raw thread, sacred thread
- new clothes,
- urn, akshat, durva
- oil, ghee, camphor
- abir, gulal
- Coconut, sandalwood, Gangajal
- cow milk, curd, sugar, honey, panchamrit,
- Green sari to offer to Goddess Parvati and sixteen adornments
Benefits of hariyali teej to unmarried women…
Unmarried women also tend to keep a nirjala vrat (waterless fast) on the event of hariyali teej. It is believed that this helps them get a decent spouse and thus begin a new happy married life.
So, even unmarried women can fast on the day of hariyali teej.
Conclusion:
India is a diverse nation with diverse people and diverse festivals. Hariyali teej is one such festival. And like any other festival, hariyali teej has its own significance in the lives of Indians.
Celebration and regard is a part of our life. Keep it up!
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