Held
during the monsoons, July-August Teej is also dedicated
to Lord Shiva and Parvati and this time it is married women
who pray for a happy and long married life. Though celebrations
are held all over the state, it is particularly colorful
in Jaipur where a procession winds its way for two days
through the Old City. It is the festival of swings which
are decorated with flowers and hung from trees. Young girls
and women dressed in green clothes sing songs in celebration
of the advent of the monsoon. The Teej idol is covered with
a canopy whereas the Gangaur idol is open.
Held during the monsoons, July-August Teej is also dedicated
to Lord Shiva and Parvati and this time it is married women
who pray for a happy and long married life. Though celebrations
are held all over the state, it is particularly colorful
in Jaipur where a procession winds its way for two days
through the Old City. It is the festival of swings which
are decorated with flowers and hung from trees. Young girls
and women dressed in green clothes sing songs in celebration
of the advent of the monsoon.