Hartalika Teej, a prominent Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and India by women. This year, Hartalika Teej is going to be celebrated on 6th September 2024 on the day of Friday. On this day, devotees worshiped Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. On this day, women worship them to take blessings for their marital happiness and the lives of their husbands.
Hartalika Teej 2024: Date and puja time
The festival of Hartali ke teej falls on Shukla Paksha tritya of the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar. According to the Georgia Calendar, it falls in later August or early September. The best time to perform pooja is from 06:03 a.m. to 08:34 am. It lasts for 2 hours and 31 minutes. The tritya tithi begins at 12:21 pm on September 5 and ends at 03:01 pm on September 6.
Hartalika Teej significance
Hartalika Teej is mainly celebrated in the northern parts of India. It is also celebrated in Nepal. On this auspicious day, women create statues of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati with sand and clay to worship them. This festival is celebrated to symbolize the devotion and determination of the goddess Parvati. According to a story, once she was taken to the forest by her friend to prevent her from marrying Lord Vishnu by her father. She was not ready to marry Lord Vishnu. For this type of devotion, hartalika teej is celebrated.
How to celebrate Hartalika Teej
On this day, women have to take a bath in the early morning by using sesame and amla powder. They wear fine clothes and traditional jewelry. In early marriage, women have to take a vow to observe the hartalik vrat to seek blessings from Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati.
As we all know, Lord Ganesha is worshiped in the first place in any religious ceremony, so the puja begins with worshiping Lord Ganesha. The puja has sixteen steps, and before going to that devotee, they have to read the story of Hartalika Teej. The story must be narrated to all people during puja.
Story behind the Hartalika Vart
Once upon a time, goddess Parvati, the daughter of King Himavat, deftly desired to marry Lord Shiva. She worshiped Lord Shiva for many years to make him happy for marriage; she performed every ritual. Her father wants her to marry Lord Vishnu, but she doesn't get it because she assumes Lord Shiva as her husband. So she started worshiping Lord Shiva in the forest. After seeing her devotion for Lord Shiva once, her close friend took her away to the forest to prevent her from marrying her father, who was forcing her to marry Vishnu. So in the forest, Parvati continued her devotion with greater determination.
After getting happy by her devotion, one day Lord Shiva finally appeared and accepted her as his partner. So this event is believed to be the origin of Hartalika Teej, where women worship goddess Parvati for blessings of their happy married life. So on this day devotees make Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati idols from clay and worship them. They celebrate this day with a lot of devotion by performing puja rituals and narrating katha.
