Teej Festival | Festivals of India | Monsoon Festival for Women

1. In which three forms the festival of Teej is celebrated?

Hariyali Teej, Shukl Teej and Hartalika Teej
Bhadra Teej, Kajari Teej and Hartalika Teej
Hariyali Teej, Kajari Teej and Hartalika Teej
Hariyali Teej, Kajari Teej and Bhadra Teej

2. Which day of the Shukla Paksha of the Shravan month is called Hariyali Teej or Shravani Teej?

First
Third
Fifth
Seventh

3. Hartalika Teej is celebrated for three days in which month according to Hindu calendar?

Bhadrapada
Ashadh
Pausha
Ashwin

4. Which teej is also called Badi Teej?

Hariyali Teej
Kajari Teej
Hartalika Teej
None of the above

5. The monsoon festivals of Teej are primarily dedicated to Goddess Parvati and her union with Lord Shiva. Goddess Parvati is also known as?

Teej Mata
Laxmi Mata
Haryali Mata
Saraswati Mata

6. Married women and unmarried girls will pray to Teej Mata, who is Goddess Parvati. Harat means abduction and aalika translates to a female friend. According to the Hindu mythology, Goddess Parvati was abducted by her female friends so that she doesn't get married to ______, the match set by her father.

Lord Shiva
Lord Vishnu
Lord Brahma
Lord Ram

7. Goddess Parvati was in love with Lord Shiva and being an ascetic, Lord Shiva was not aware of her. Parvati performed penance on the Himalayas for ____ births and finally Shiva took notice of her and accepted her love. Since then Parvati has been worshipped as Haritalika.

8
56
99
108

8. Which traditional sweet is also associated with the Teej festival?

Ghevar
Gujia
Laddoo
Barfi

9. How Teej is known as in Punjab and is seen as a seasonal festival which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon?

Lohri
Baisakhi
Giddhha
Teeyan

10. On Teej festival married daughters visit their parents houses and parents gift their daughter and her in-laws bunch of gifts called __________.

Tokri
Sindhara
Teejara
Samagri

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The festival of Teej, in the auspicious month of Sawan, is celebrated by women with much fanfare in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. In some states it is also called the Sawan Teej