Hariyali Teej images 2017: Pictures of Indian women celebrating the festival in UP

Teej festival celebrates in India and Nepal in the month of Sawan. There are three types of Teej that are celebrated in India. Basically, monsoon festivals are primarily dedicated to the love of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. Teej welcomes the monsoon season and is especially celebrated by girls and women with prayer rituals, songs and dance. On this festivals married daughter receive clothes, bangles, bindi, and Mehandi etc in the form of gifts by their mother. In India, Haryali Teej is also known as Jhulan Ustav. And this Jhulan Utsav is dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha. Teej is one of the favourite festivals of girls and women. (Photo: IANS)

Married girls celebrate Haryali Teej with a lot of excitement. On this day they worship Lord Krishna and Radha. It is a festival when girls play on swings that set up under the trees and the open courtyards. Their mother, husbands, in laws and other family members give gifts especially the things that include in their ‘Shringar’ like bindi, Mehandi and bangles. (Photo: IANS)

On Teej festival married girls wear Mehandi and this is one of the favourite festivals of girls. They do fast for a day and wear new clothes, bangles and jewellery. In Punjab, It is known as teeyan and is seen as a seasonal festival which is dedicated to monsoon. Teeyan involves women getting together and performing Gidda and play with swings. (Photo: IANS)

On this much-awaited festival and special festival, the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani also participates during a programme that organised to celebrate it and also invited married girls for the celebration at her residence in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS)

Women participated in a programme that organised at Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani’s residence to celebrate Teej festival. They are enjoying their festivals with their husband, friends and family members. The sweet of this festival is ‘Ghewar’. (Photo: IANS)

Hariyali Teej images 2017: Pictures of Indian women celebrating the festival in UP

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