Hartalika Teej 2019: Date, Puja Timings, History, Significance and Importance of Celebrating the festival | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Hartalika Teej 2019: Date, Puja Timings, History, Significance and Importance of Celebrating the festival | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Updated: August 31, 2019 8:57:27 am

Hartalika Teej 2019: Date, Puja Timings, History, Significance and Importance of Celebrating the festival

Hartalika Teej 2019 Date, Puja Timings: Hartalika Teej, Hariyali Teej and Kajri Teej are the three important Teej festivals in India. The festival is mostly celebrated by married women.

Hartalika Teej 2019: This year it will be celebrated on September 1. (Sunday).

Hartalika Teej 2019: One of the most auspicious festivals of the Hindus, Hartalika Teej celebrates Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and their marital harmony. This year it will be celebrated on September 1 (Sunday). The word Hartalika has been derived from ‘Harat’ and ‘Aalika’, which implies “kidnapping of a woman friend”. According to a legend, Parvati’s friend had once taken her into a thick forest and compelled her to get married to Vishnu.