Celebrated from on the 15th and 16th of August, the month of Shravan, the Teej festival welcomes the advent of the monsoon. It is also dedicated to Goddess Parvati and marks the day when she was united with Lord Shiva after a penance of 100 years - making them a symbol of an ideal marriage. Basically a woman's festival, Teej is celebrated in Jaipur with great pomp and show.

Images of Parvati, or Teej Mata, are dressed in new clothes and jewellery and taken out in ceremonial processions escorted by caparisoned elephants, camels and horse-drawn chariots, as the bride Parvati leaves her parent's home for her husband's. Celebrations also include games and competitions in disciplines such as turban-tying and bangle-wearing.

Swings are hung from trees and decorated with flowers for young women to enjoy. They also decorate their hands and feet with henna, the popular belief being that the darker the henna, the more a man loves his woman. It is also commonly held that invocation of Parvati's blessings on this day results in continued marital bliss.

Girls who are engaged to be married receive gifts and married women get gifts such as a green sari or salwar kurta and some jewellery. A favourite during Teej is Ghevar, a crunchy orange honeycomb made from cottage cheese. Probably the best known Ghevar in Jaipur is made in a sweet shop called Lakshmi Mishtan Bhandar, said to have operated from the same premises since the 18th century.

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