"Teej" or “Haritalika” is the fasting festival for women in Nepal. The festival is a three-day long celebration that combines sumptuous feasts as well as rigid fasting. Through this religious fasting, hindu women pray for marital bliss, well being of their spouse and children and purification of their own body and soul.
The first day of Teej is called the "Dar Khane Din". On this day the women, both married and unmarried, assemble at one place, in there finest attires and start dancing and singing devotional songs.
The second day, the main puja (religious ceremony) takes place with offerings of flowers, fruits etc made to Shiva and Parbati, beseeching their blessing upon the husband and family.
The third day of the festival is Rishi Panchami. After the completion of the previous day's puja, women pay homage to various deities and bathe with red mud found on the roots of the sacred Datiwan bush, along with its leaves.
This year we participated herein song of Teej with dance in Gwangju International Foreigner's day. FInally among all the foreign contestant, we were selected to win the second prize including letter of appreciation with cash . Here are some photos of contest. But we enjoyed it as our festival rather than a competition.
The first day of Teej is called the "Dar Khane Din". On this day the women, both married and unmarried, assemble at one place, in there finest attires and start dancing and singing devotional songs.
The second day, the main puja (religious ceremony) takes place with offerings of flowers, fruits etc made to Shiva and Parbati, beseeching their blessing upon the husband and family.
The third day of the festival is Rishi Panchami. After the completion of the previous day's puja, women pay homage to various deities and bathe with red mud found on the roots of the sacred Datiwan bush, along with its leaves.
This year we participated herein song of Teej with dance in Gwangju International Foreigner's day. FInally among all the foreign contestant, we were selected to win the second prize including letter of appreciation with cash . Here are some photos of contest. But we enjoyed it as our festival rather than a competition.
(I was in stage with typical Nepali women's dress)
(I was surprised from Surya Didi's performance, it was amazing) 
( I also danced with red saree) 
(Rainy day, we were posing for photo)
(Me, Bijaya, Surya, Sindhu and Ankeeta didiharu)
(Me, Bijaya, Surya, Sindhu and Ankeeta didiharu)
(Upper row:Me, Surya, Biajaya,Korean friends,Santosh, Sindhu didiharuLower row: Samudra and Shreeya)
[All the photos are taken by my husband Samudra though there was heavy rain!!! ]
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