Hartalika Teej 2017 Date: Teej Vrat Shubh Muhurat Timings and Significance of Lord Shiva-Goddess Parvati Puja

Hartalika Teej 2017 will be celebrated on August 24 (date in India). Haritalika Teej comes one month after Hariyali Teej.

Updated: August 23, 2017 8:02 PM IST

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One of the four main Teej festivals celebrated by married Hindu women in India, Hartalika Teej will fall on August 24, 2017 (Thursday). Teej is an important festival especially for the married women in North Indian states, especially in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The day is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and is celebrated in honour of their reunion. Hartalika Teej 2017 Puja also known as Shiva-Parvati Puja will be done following auspicious timings or shubh muhurat. The significance of Hartalika Teej is a lot for women observing vrat (fasting) as they seek divine blessings from Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati. Married women listen to Hartalika Teej Vrat Katha in Hindi to pray for eternal marital bliss and long life of their husband. Hartalika Teej Puja Vidhi and Vrat Katha in Hindi: Fasting Rules and Mantras to Celebrate Reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.

Hartalika Teej Puja 2017 Muhurat Time

Hartalika Teej Vrat is observed during Shukla Paksha Tritiya of Bhadrapada month, the third day of the bright half of the North Indian Lunar month of Bhadrapada (August-September months according to the English calendar). Hartalika Teej 2017 will be celebrated on August 24 (date in India). Haritalika Teej comes one month after Hariyali Teej, which fell on July 25, 2017. On a number of occasions, Haritalika Teej falls a day before Ganesh Chaturthi.

According to the Drik Panchang, Tritiya Tithi begins at 17:32 August 23, 2017 and will end at 16:57 the next day. It is best to perform Hartalika Puja in the morning time with the Hartalika Teej Puja shubh muhurat falling early morning with duration of 2 Hours 43 Mins. The Pratahkal Hartalika Puja Muhurat = 05:46 to 08:30. If for whatsoever reason, puja is not performed during Pratahkal (early morning), the devotees can carry out Shiva-Parvati puja vidhi during Pradosh time, also considered sacred for the Supreme One. Hartalika Teej 2017 Wishes: Best Happy Teej Messages, Quotes, WhatsApp GIF & Greetings to Celebrate Indian Festival.

Significance of Hartalika Teej Puja

Hartalika word is the combination of “Harat” and “Aalika” which means “abduction” and “female friend” respectively. The legend behind Hartalika Teej Puja was narrated by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati, reminding Mata Shakti about her incarnation as Shailputri at the home of King Himalayaraj. Teej is celebrated in honour of reunion of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati. The reason why Hartalika Teej came into existence after Parvati asked a friend to kidnap her so that her father would not marry her to Lord Vishnu against her wish.

According to Hindu mythology, on the third day of the bright half of Bhadrapada, Goddess Parvati made a Shiva Lingam out of her hair and prayed. Seeing her dedication towards him, an impressed Lord Shiva gave his word to marry Goddess Parvati. After years post the immolation of Sati events, Goddess Parvati was united with Lord Shiva, and this time they married with her father’s blessing. Since then, the day is referred to as Haritalika Teej as Goddess Parvati’s female (aalika) friend had to abduct (harit) her in order for the Goddess to achieve her goal of marrying Lord Shiva. In the present day, married women make idols of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati with the sand and worshipped for marital bliss, while unmarried females pray to Shiv for an ideal husband just like him. (Edited By: Rashmi Mishra).

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