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  Teej || Mehndi Indian festival Description Teej, literally meaning the "third" denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins as per the Hindu calendar, is a combined name for 3 Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to Hindu ...  Wikipedia Celebrations :  Fasting, worshipping  lord Shiva , gathering, dancing, singing Date :  July–September Liturgical color :  Red Significance :  Signifies the penance made by goddess  Parvati  to receive lord  Shiva  as her husband Hartalika Teej 2023:  The auspicious festival of  Hartalika Teej  is just around the corner. It is primarily a women's festival celebrated on the third day of the bright lunar fortnight or Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha. The occasion is celebrated with much fanfare in eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, just like the two Teejs that precede it ( Kajari Teej and Hariyali Teej ). On this day, people worship idols of Lo...