Teej Festival 2016

Haritalika Teej is  a Nepalese religious festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Parvati and her union with Shiva. The women are seen in red dresses and ornaments to match with it. It is designated as a public holiday, but only women have a day off on the occasion of the festival. Haritalika Teej is celebrated as a public holiday for women in Nepal.

Hartalika Teej is a three-day festival.  Nepalese women separate it for purification of their body and soul and for well-being of their husband. The first day is celebrated with singing, dancing and feasting.  The second day of the festival is dedicated to fasting. Married women fast for prosperity of their husband, while unmarried women fast hoping to be blessed with a good husband. On the third day, women perform the purification ritual known as Rishi Panchami.

Side View of Rajdhani temple in Chantilly VA captured during the Teej Festival.My parents enjoying the Teej Festival organized in Durga Temple, Lorton, VA. This event was sponsored by Commonwealth Mortgage Inc of Springfield VA. Our friends Seema and Bipendra hosted a Daar khane program at their residence in Odenton, Maryland.Notice the ladies in colorful color and dress. No function is complete without some photos, right?In line to get the blessings from the god. Hindu religion has more gods and goddess than any other religion. Shivalinga and the women are worshiping them. Lord Ganesha, is worshiped first before starting any work.  Ladies ready with Puja. After the puja was done, the ladies offered tika, dakshina and prasad to the priests. Beautiful ladies  🙂My parents rest after the puja is done.It was nice to meet our friend in the temple.As I was walking down the stairs, I could not help my self capturing this man from the window.There was music and dance outside the temple. There were some great moves.Enjoyed the moment.My parents out side the temple. Red is the color widely used in Teej. My parents even met with someone they knew from back home. And we met some of our acquaintances too. The dance, loud music and the crowd was electric. Aunty with her daughters.Some more time for pictures.Some memories were created.Different poses.Mummy and Rita enjoying the moment.The dance move, Henna tattoos in the hand was noticeable. The classic move from mummy.Dance was great, and the surroundings too.More moves.Typical women after the puja, this time, it is our aunty who is posing for me.The generation 🙂Another family photoGroup photos are part of our social eventsFinal group photo before we left the temple

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