Essay on 'Teej'

Teej festival is the biggest Hindu festival of Nepalese women, which is celebrated all over Nepal. Teej is celebrated on 3rd day of Bhadra Sukala Paksha (according to Nepali lunar calendar). It generally falls in late August or early September. Mainly, the festival is dedicated to Goddess Parvati, who was the wife of Lord Shiva. During Teej festival, married women take fast for the long and healthy life of their husbands, whereas unmarried girls take fast to get good husband in future.

Photo by Ravi Sharma on Unsplash

Teej festival is mainly the women’s festival of Nepal. Teej is the most famous festival among Nepali women.  As women worship Lord Shiva on Teej, the colorful women fully decorated with ornaments and bangles gather at the Shiva temples. The Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu is highly visited by the Hindu women in Teej where they worship Pashupatinath (Shiva) and perform Teej dance. 

Teej is generally celebrated three days. 

• Dar Khane Din

• Fasting Day

• Rishi Panchami

The first day of Teej is called “Dar Khane Din”. At this day women gathered together in a one place and eat a very big feast. In Nepal this is called “Daro Khane” having heavy food that’s why it is called “Dar”. 

The second day of Teej is called fasting day of Teej festival day. Women spend the whole day without taking any food or water. In Kathmandu, thousands of women visit Pashupatinath Temple to worship Lord Mahadev.

Wikimedia Commons

Third day or the last day of Teej is “Rishi Panchami”. At this day women wake up early in the morning and have bath and clean their teeth by using “Dattiun”. In the village, women go to the nearest river to have holy bath on this day. After this they pray god.  After finishing this they eat food.

...Thank You...