Happy Raksha Bandhan 2018!!!!!!!!!

Few Hours left to celebrate, Raksha Bandhan. Happy Raksha Bandhan to all the cute, lovely, beautiful sisters and to their Smart and handsome dashing brothers.

Everyday we fight each other in all matters, no matter how much we fight but we never get fed up of each other. The love between brothers and sisters is like angelic. All the girls are busy to choose the best of the best Rakhi for her Sweet brother and all the brothers who started saving pocket money months before to get a special gift for his lovely sister.

Some brothers gift their choice sweets, Sarees, dress material, handmade gifts, mobile etc.

Wishing you all a heavy loads of love and happiness in this festival.

Happy Raksha Bandhan to all!!

Why Is Hariyali Teej Celebrated on Shravan month?

Hariyali Teej Festival in Shravan month: Teej is mostly celebrated by married women

The monsoon or Shravan festival of Hariyali Teej celebrates the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Mother Parvati. It Show the day when Lord Shiva accepted Goddess Parvati's love for him.

In Hindu mythology, Goddess Parvati took 108 times a new birth up to when Lord Shiva finally accepted her as a wife and married her. It is this resolve of the Goddess that's way Teej festival celebrates.

On Teej day people believed it was on this day that Goddess Durga declared that fasting and performing certain rituals will bless women with a happy married life.

Hariyali Teej

Teej is mostly celebrated by married Hindu women in Northern and Western parts of India to pray for the well-being of their husbands. Women dress up in traditional costumes, with the green colour Silk saree, dress, lehenga and Green bangles. The green colour symbolized the monsoon season which is supposed to bring greenery all around.

Traditionally, gifts Like saree, Sweets and Ghewar are sent to the daughter's house by her mother and in-laws, husbands and other family members give gifts to girls and women of the house. Some daughters also visit their parents' house and return after Raksha Bandhan.

Hariyali Teej is celebrated on the third day of the first fortnight of the Hindu month of Shravan, which falls on August 13 this year. Hariyali Teej is also called Shravan Teej because of this and also Choti Teej.

Hariyali Teej Puja starts from 13th August 8.00 Am and ends on 14th August at 5.46 pm.

Hariyali Teej Puja Vidhi

Early morning take the bath and in clean mind take the Sankalp for Teej Puja.

Decorate your Puja room with flowers and Mango leaves.

In your puja room take some black clay and do the idols of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesh photo, decorate them with flowers.

Then all Shugan products give to mother Parvati like green bangles, green saree, Sindoor, Alta, bindi, Mehendi, comb, mirror, Kajal, Kumkum, Shugan puda etc.

Now offer Yellow bastra and Bela leaves to Lord Shiva.

Read the Teej Brata Story and do the Arti of three Idols.

Next day does the puja of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesh and offers Sindoor to mother Parvati.

Offer prasad Like Kheer, Halwa and malpua.

Now Puja is complete and takes the blessings of elder people.

What to eat in Hariyali Teej Puja?

In this puja, women's takes the Nirjala Brata in which they didn't take a bit of water or food. But in this puja, the main sweets are made like ghewar, jalebi and malpua. After Puja complete, they eat puri, Kheer, Halwa, raita, mixed veg and pulaw. It is an Interesting puja and women's enjoy it too much.

How to reach Maa Tarini Temple Ghatagoan?

Maa Tarini is one of the Shakti peetha (Goddess of Power) and mother of every devotee. This temple is located in Keonjhar district and where maa tarini is situated that place name is Ghatagoan. From previous people worshipped to the natural things like river, tree, trunk and big rocks. Now people believe in shakti of natural things. 

Goddess Maa Tarini is always with a red face with two large eyes and a mark on the middle which symbolize that it is tilak or nose. Maa tarini is very similar to Goddess Kali of Kalighat which located in Kolkata. In Keonjhar Goddess Tarini is set on a Sal tree, where she takes rest with full pride.

Millions of devotees come to the temple each day and every day. People believe that one coconut can fulfil their wishes. Everyday Laks of Coconut comes from Odisha and neighbour place. Keonjhar is full on natural beauty and every year on winter season people comes to enjoy the picnic and take the blessing of Maa Tarini. In this temple, the most important thing is temple puja is offered by Dehuri no priest or Brahmin.

So if you come to Odisha Visit the temple once.

How to reach the temple.

By Road:

There is a Good road to Ghatagoan from different places. The government provides tourist buses from different places. Nowadays Google map will help to reach the temple.

By Train:

There is no direct train to Maa Tarini temple. If you reach to Jajpur station where you can take any public transport to reach Maa temple.

By Air:

From Bhubaneswar Airport you have to take a taxi or Cab to reach Goddess temple. There is a Good road transport facility.

Maa Tarini temple Located: Ghatagoan Village

Nearest Airport: Bhubaneswar(181.2KM).

Nearest Railway Station: Jajpur road(75Km)

Perfect time to visit: Around the year.

Jai Maa Tarini. 

Importance of Shravan Month Puja.

Shravan month is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. So people take the blessings of Lord Shiva they keep special fasts throughout the month. This puja held on Monday, so women's wear the White with Red Border Saree, White Color Gives the purity, Good and fresh feel. Many devotees visit the temple by wearing White or Offwhite Saree. But the Kanvaris or Kaundiya wears the saffron colour and go on the road by chanting Om Namaha Shivaya, Bol bom and several names of Lord Shiva. 

That's way three major types of fast are observed during this month.

They are Monday, Soulah Somvar, Som Pradosh.

Monday: Everyone Know Monday is the most favourite day of Lord Shiva. It is known that offering puja to Lord Shiva on Monday gives you the better result in every case.

Solah Somvar: Soulah Somvar means offer pooja to Lord Shiva and keeps fast for 16 Monday. This puja starts on the first Monday of Shravan Month. Solah Somvar Brata is especially good for Single women who are searching for a good husband.

Som Pradosh: Combination of three-time which is most favourite of Lord Shiva( Shravan + Monday + Pradosh). The month of Shravan, Monday, and the thirteenth day of the Hindu month. On this day people worship to Lord Shiva and gain more blessings from Lord Shiva.

You can do this Shravan month puja at home or by going to the nearest Lord Shiva Temple. 

Each day of the week during Shravan month has a great significance. Like

Monday: Dedicated to Lord Shiva

Tuesday: Dedicated To Goddess Parvati.

Wednesday: Dedicated To Lord Ganesh

Thursday: Dedicated to Lord Vishnu

Friday: Dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi

Saturday: Dedicated to Lord Shanidev

Sunday: Dedicated to the Sun God

On the Shravan month, Tuesday is dedicated to Maa Parvati. Women's keep the fasts like the Mangal Gauri Vrat, Hariyali Amavasya and Shravan Shivaratri are also observed during the Shravan month.

Shravan Somvar Puja Dates

July 30, 2018(Monday) - First Somvar Vrat

August 06, 2018(Monday) - Second Somvar Vrat

August 13, 2018(Monday) - Third Somvar Vrat

August 20, 2018(Monday) - Fourth Somvar Vrat