Hartalika Teej 2021: Know the date, auspicious time and other details
Read to know the date, auspicious time and other details of Hartalika Teej 2021.
This year Hartalika Teej is falling on September 9. The auspicious day is observed on the Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi of the Bhadrapada month. Generally, this day falls on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi and is celebrated one month after the Hariyali Teej. On the day of Hartalika Teej, married women worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati for a happy and prosperous marital life.
Date and Shubh Muhurat (Auspicious Time)
The observance of Hartalika Teej tithi will start from 2:33 am on September 9 till 12:18 am of September 10. There will be two Shubh Muhurats in the day, the first muhurat is between 06:03 am and 08:33 am on September 9 while the second one starts at 06:33 PM and ends at 08:51 PM on the same date.
The name of Hartalika Teej is derived from Harat and Aalika which basically means ‘abduction’ and ‘female friend’ respectively. According to the texts of Hindu mythology, father of goddess Parvati had decided to marry her off to Lord Vishnu. Goddess Parvati did not want to marry Lord Visnu as she wanted to marry Lord Shiva.
On the wedding day, Parvati's friend had taken her to a dense forest in order to save her from marrying Lord Vishnu. In the jungle she spent years in praying to Lord Shiva. Eventually, to answer to her dedicated prayers ‘Bholenath’ appeared in front of her. He also accepted the Parvati's will of marrying him. It is believed that Lord Shiva had accepted the will of Goddess on the day of Hartalika Teej.
