This year the Department
of Tourism is celebrating four days long Saawan-Teej Festival
from 6th to 9th August 2005. A Craft Bazar & Food Court is
being setup in the lawns of Tourist Hotel, M.I. Road besides these
Kids Zone, Swings, Mehndi (henna) applying and performances of
folk artists are some of the other attractions in this ‘Saawan
Mela’ which will last for four days from 6th to 9th August
this year from 2pm to 10 pm daily.
A
‘Teej Fair’ will be organised at Hotel Khasa Kothi
on 8th and 9th August from 12 noon to 4 pm daily. In this fair
performance of folk artists, decorated Swings for entertainment,
shops of handicraft items, camel & elephant rides, mouth-watering
shops of Ghewar (a round sweetmeat) are main attraction for tourists.
Many entertaining competitions like mehandi, bangles, turban tying,
lehariya competitions etc are also organized. Foreign and domestic
tourists equally enjoy this fair, which is held at Hotel Khasa
Kothi for two days on i. e. 8th and 9th August this year. Entries
for various events may be sent to Tourist Reception Centre, Government
Hostel, M.I.Road Phone 0141-5110598.
In the evening the traditional procession of Goddess Teej is brought
out amid royal paraphernalia which comprises of caparisoned elephants,
dancing folk artists, royal palanquins, chariots, bullock carts,
from the City Palace (The residence of earstwhile king of Jaipur),
winding its way through Tripolia Bazzar and Chhoti Chaupar on
two consecutive day this year on i. e. 8th and 9th August.
Teej is the festival of swings. It marks the advent of the monsoon
month of Sawan (August). The monsoon rains fall on the parched
land and the pleasing scent of the wet soil rises into the air.
Swings are hung from trees and decorated with flowers. Young girls
and women dressed in green clothes sing songs in celebration of
the advent of the monsoon. This festival is dedicated to the Goddess
Parvati,commemorating her union with Lord Shiva. Goddess Parvati
is worshipped by seekers of conjugal bliss and happiness. An elaborate
procession is taken out in Jaipur for two consecutive days on
the festive occasion which is watched by people in large numbers.
The teej idol is richly decorated with ornaments and gaudy dresses.
The Teej idol is covered with a canopy whereas the Gangaur idol
is open.
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