Kajari Teej 2021: Teej is one of the most celebrated and loved festivals in India. The celebrations, observed by married women who worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, take place during the monsoon season. Women fast on this festival for the well-being and long life of their husbands.
There are three Teej festivals celebrated in India, including Hariyali Teej, Kajari Teej and Hartalika Teej. The upcoming festival is called the Kajari Teej.
Also known as Satudi or Badi Teej, married women on this day observe a day-long fast for the well being and long life of their husbands. In Rajasthan, Kajari Teej is called Badi Teej as it follows Haryali Teej, known as Chhoti Teej. As per the Hindu calendar, this auspicious festival falls on the third day of Krishna Paksha of the Bhadra month. This year, Kajari Teej will be celebrated on August 25, 2021.
Kajari Teej 2021: Date & Shubh Muhurat
Date: August 25, Wednesday
Shubh Tithi Begins: 4:04 PM, August 24
Shubh Tithi Ends: 4:18 PM, August 25
Kajari Teej 2021: Puja Vidhi
– Women should wake up early in the morning, take a bath and wear clean clothes
– Take a vow to fast for a whole day without eating or drinking
– Either make Lord Shiva and Goddess Gauri idols with cow dunk or purchase from the market.
– Place the idols on a new red cloth in your house temple
– Worship both the deities and offer 16 items known as solah sringar, including, saree, bindi, sindoor, bangles, nail polish, lipstick, etc.
– Recite Kajari Teej Katha and conclude the puja with aarti
Kajari Teej 2021: Significance:
Kajari or Badi Teej is an age-old festival during which women visit their parental homes to participate in the celebrations and perform various rituals. This is why the Kajari folk songs performed during the Badi Teej signifies the women’s sweet pain of short separation from their husbands. They also perform fast to seek blessings from Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva, who are the divine representation of a happily married couple.
On the day of the festival, married women wake up early, take a bath and wear new festive clothes and jewellery. They fast for the whole day without eating or drinking and worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati’s idols. They also recite Kajari Teej Katha and conclude the puja with aarti.
