Gangaur Teej 2022: According to the Hindu calendar, Gangaur Teej is celebrated on the third day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra.
This year the fast of Gangaur Teej will be celebrated on Monday, April 4, 2022. Gangaur worship has been considered to have special meaning in the Hindu religion. In this festival, Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati are worshiped with rituals. Here Gana means Lord Shiva, and Gaur means Mother Parvati.
Gangaur Teej is celebrated primarily in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The festival of Gangaur starts from Pratipada of Chaitra Krishna Paksha and ends with fast worship on Gangaur Teej on Tritiya of Chaitra Shukla.
Gangaur Teej festival lasts for 17 days. This day holds particular importance for women. Married women keep this fast for the long life and happy married life of their husbands, while unmarried girls keep Gangaur Teej fast with the wishes of their favorite groom or a life partner
Importance Of Gangaur Teej
Gangaur Teej is performed by unmarried and married women for the good luck and well-being of their husband and future groom. Mother Parvati and Lord Shankar are worshiped on this day. This 17-day long festival ends on the third day of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. On this day, unmarried, married, and newly married women go to the river, pond, sing songs and immerse Gangaur. Married women observe this fast to get love, reverence, and good fortune from their husbands for the coming seven births. According to mythological beliefs, Mata Gavarja, i.e., Mother Parvati, comes to her Pehar on the second day of Holi. After eight days, her husband, i.e., Lord Shiva, comes to take her back. Hence this festival begins with the Pratipada of Holi. From this day onwards, married women and unmarried girls worship him daily by making Shiva (Gan) and Mata Parvati ( Gaur) of clay. After this, Gangaur, Shiva, and Parvati bid farewell to Chaitra Shukla Tritiya. Hence the festival is known as Gangaur Teej
