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Celebrating Teej Festival in Jaipur

Every year, when the monsoon settles over Rajasthan, Jaipur celebrates Teej.

The centrepiece is the grand royal procession. It begins at Janani Deori within the City Palace and moves slowly through Tripolia Bazaar, Chhoti Chaupar, and Gangauri Bazaar with folk dancers moving alongside, the old walled city filling with something that is part devotion, part celebration, and entirely alive.

The women on the swing are not a modern invention. Rajput court painters were setting down this same monsoon scene in gold and ink centuries ago, peacocks, dark wet trees and all.
Teej holds a special place in the lives of women, who come together to sing, dance, decorate their hands and feet with henna, dress in vibrant shades of red, green, and orange, enjoy festive delicacies, and swing beneath the rain-washed trees."

"Falling in late Aug this year, it is one of the most joyful festival dedicated to Goddess Parvati  you can witness in the city. It has been celebrated this way for centuries, not for an audience, but as a tradition that belongs to the people who keep it alive."

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In Jaipur, young women and girls come together to dance and celebrate Teej, a festival that marks the arrival of the monsoon.

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The two-day festival celebration features a magnificent royal procession in honour of Goddess Parvati. It features caparisoned elephants, decorated camels, folk dancers, and a grand palanquin carrying the idol of the Teej Goddess.

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