Teej 2025: Everything You Need to Know About This Colorful Festival

Hartalika Teej 2025 – Celebrate on 26 August

Hartalika Teej is a very important festival for women in India. In 2025, it will be celebrated on Tuesday, 26 August. This festival honors the marriage of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. It is a day of fasting, prayers, and joyful celebrations.

Hartalika Teej is Special

• Married women fast for the health and happiness of their husbands.

• Unmarried girls fast and pray for a good husband.

• The festival shows the power of love, patience, and devotion.

The name Hartalika comes from the story of Goddess Parvati, who was helped by her friends when she went to meet Lord Shiva for marriage. Women pray for happiness, a long and healthy life for their husbands, and marital bliss. Unmarried girls also fast to find a good life partner.

How People Celebrate

1. Fasting (Nirjala Vrat)

   • Many women do not eat or drink water the whole day.

   • Some break the fast after sunset following tradition.

2. Puja and Prayers

   • Women pray to Goddess Parvati with flowers, sweets, and red clothes.

   • They tell the story of the Hartalika Vrat Katha.

3. Dressing Up

   • Women wear red or green sarees.

   • They decorate their hands and feet with mehndi (henna).

4. Songs and Swings

   • Women sing folk songs and sometimes enjoy swinging on decorated swings.

   • These traditions bring fun and happiness.

5. Auspicious Time

   • The best time for puja is 5:56 AM to 8:31 AM on 26 August 2025.

Regional Traditions

• Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh: Women gather to pray and swing together.

• Bihar & Uttar Pradesh: Fasting and group prayers are common.

• Nepal: Women wear red, fast, and celebrate with cultural programs.

Special Foods

Even though women fast, special foods are prepared before or after:

• Sweets: Malpua, Ghevar, Halwa

• Savory snacks: Poori, Chana
  These are shared with family and friends to celebrate together.

Hartalika Teej is a day to celebrate love, devotion, and family. It brings people together and keeps Indian traditions alive. By fasting, praying, singing songs, or applying mehndi, women enjoy Hartalika Teej 2025 on 26 August with happiness and devotion.