Kajari Teej 2024:  Kajari Teej, also known as Kajali Teej, is one of the major festivals of India. This festival is celebrated with great pomp, especially in the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan. According to the Hindu calendar, this festival is celebrated on the Tritiya Tithi of Krishna Paksha, in the year 2024, the festival of Kajari Teej will be celebrated on 22 August. On this festival, married women observe fast for the long life of their husbands and happiness and prosperity in their married life, but it is believed that if unmarried people want a suitable life partner, then this fast is auspicious for them too. 

Why is the festival of Kajari Teej celebrated?

It is believed that Goddess Parvati was the first to observe the fast of Kajari Teej to get Lord Shiva as her husband. Goddess Parvati performed rigorous penance for 108 years and pleased with her penance, Lord Shiva accepted her as his better half. Because Goddess Parvati was the first to observe the fast of Kajari Teej, that is why even today unmarried women observe this fast for a suitable groom and married women observe this fast for happiness and prosperity. 

How to keep the fast:
In the fast of Kajari Teej, women do not eat or drink anything from sunrise to moonrise. The main purpose of keeping this fast is to pray for the long life of the husband and the prosperity of the family. Women who observe this fast wear red, green, or yellow clothes and also do the sixteen adornments. 

Who can keep the fast?
It is not mentioned anywhere in the scriptures that only women can keep this fast. Although this fast is mainly kept by women, but if men also keep this fast, they also get the blessings of Shiva-Parvati. Just as in today's time, many men are keeping the fast of Kadva Chauth with their wives, similarly, the husband and wife can keep the fast of Kajari Teej together. 

Keeping the fast of Kajari Teej not only brings happiness and prosperity in your family life, but you also get physical and mental strength. By following this fast according to the rules, you can get good results at career and social levels as well. Along with keeping the fast on this day, if you help the needy people, go to religious places, and worship, then you can get many times more benefits from the fast.