Kajari Teej 2024: Date, Time, Puja Rituals and Significance
Kajari Teej 2024: Kajari Teej is one of the most revered festivals of Hinduism and is celebrated with great enthusiasm and enthusiasm. This festival is mainly celebrated by Hindu married women.Kajari Teej is also known as Kajali teej Badi Teej. The southern and northern parts of the country will celebrate this festival. This festival is celebrated in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. People celebrate festivals to welcome the rainy season. Bundi, a city in Rajasthan, is famous for its festivals. The city was beautifully decorated to celebrate the festival. The procession of Teej Mata takes place on the streets of Bundi.
Kajari Teej 2024: Significance
Kajari Teej is celebrated three days after Rakshabandhan and five days before Krishna Janmashtami. According to the Hindu calendar, Kajari Teej falls under Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada. This festival is usually celebrated in northern India, mainly in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Both married and single women observe this day with devotion and devotion.
Ritual during Kajari festival
The important rituals performed during Kajari festival are: Women worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. On this day, women wear new dresses and apply mehndi. In some parts of the country, the saint's neem tree is also worshiped by women who gather in small groups and perform pooja under the direction of a priest. On festival days, women also observe a strict fast. They won't eat anything.
Kajari Teej is mainly celebrated in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar. Kajari Teej will be celebrated on Tritiya Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada.
Kajari Teej 2024: Puja Ritual
1. Women wake up early in the morning and take a bath before starting the puja ritual.
2. They adorn themselves with new clothes, jewellery, sindoor, bindi, bangles and other Shringa items.
3. Women observe fast from dawn to dusk.
4. They prepare homemade bhog prasad and sweets for Goddess Parvati.
5. Worshipping Neem tree is one of the main ritual of performing puja on Kajari Teej.
6. They offer akshtat, kumkum, haldi, mehendi, flowers, fruits, sweets and shringar items.
7. Recite Kajari Teej Katha.
8. In some places, women do not worship Neem Tree and they just offer water to Moon and worship Goddess Parvati and break their fast.
9. Once they offer water to Moon God, they can break their fast and have sattvik food items.
