Hartalika Teej 2021: Celebrated on the third day of the brilliant half of the North Indian lunar month, Hartalika Teej is among the three Teej together with Hariyali Teej and Kajri Teej which might be celebrated all through India.
The Indian monsoon brings together with it this hottest Hindu competition which is widely known within the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Know the date, historical past, significance and celebration of Hartalika Teej 2021 in India within the monsoon season:
Hartalika Teej Date:
Hartalika Teej falls a month after the celebration of Hariyali Teej in India and principally a day earlier than Ganesh Chaturthi. The day is widely known on Shukla Paksha Tritiya of the Hindu month of Bhadrapud, that’s the third day of the brilliant half of the North Indian lunar month.
This year, Hartalika Teej falls on August 11, 2021.
Hartalika Teej History:
According to mythology, Goddess Parvati’s friend had once taken her into a forest so that her father would not be able to marry her to Vishnu against her wishes. Parvati requested her friend to kidnap her after her father, Himalaya, promised her hand in marriage to Vishnu.
Parvati wanted to save this marriage from taking place since she had performed severe austerity along the banks of the river Ganga to have Shiva as her husband. After the planned abduction, Parvati performed penance in a thick forest and immersed herself in the adoration of Shiva for many years.
Being an ascetic, Shiva did not know about her before but he finally took notice of her devotion. Appearing before her in his divine form, Shiva agreed to marry her.
Hartalika Teej: Date, Shubh Muhurat, Significance, and Vrat Vidhi
Hartalika Teej Significance:
The phrase Hartalika is derived from ‘Harat’ and ‘Aalika’ which suggests ‘kidnapping of a woman friend’. Hindu devotees imagine that it was on the day of Hartalika Teej that Shiva accepted Parvati as his spouse after her 108 re-births.
Hartalika Teej Celebrations in India:
On today, married Hindu girls observe Nirjala Vrat or a quick the place they neither eat nor drink all through the day. Seeking the wellness of their husband, kids and their very own self, the ladies quick for day lengthy.
The devotees pray to makeshift statues of Parvati and Shiva for marital bliss, concord and progeny to mark the competition since it’s devoted to Parvati’s reunion with Shiva as per Hindu mythology. The prayers are carried out throughout a particular time interval the place the morning interval or the Pratahkal Hartalika Puja Muhurat is meant to be auspicious for providing prayers to Parvati.
Hartalika Teej Vrat fasting rules for unmarried women:
- Rise early and take a bath.
- Wear fresh and clean clothes.
- Then do Sankalpa by taking the names of Mahadev and Mata Parvati. Sankalpa means vow. One must vow to themselves that they shall keep the vrat sincerely.
- After Sankalpa, they can begin their vrat. Those who have opted for Nirjala vrat must not consume water while those who have kept a Phalhari vrat can eat fruits during the day.
- The person keeping the vrat may chant the Shiva Mantras and listen to Shiv Parvati Bhajans.
- Meanwhile, prepare three idols – one each of Lord Shiva, Mata Parvati, and Lord Ganesha – with natural clay or sand. In the evening, before the puja, prepare the Panchamrit (mix about 2-3 teaspoons of milk, curd, honey, sugar, and ghee). Make Halwa or kheer for bhog (Naivedya).
- Subsequently, during Pradosh Kaal (the dusk) do the puja.
