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India : The most romantic month of Saawan brings lovely festivals. In this month of Lord Shiva’s devotional, Shiv-Paarvati marriage called Shivratri, Radha-Krishna’s love and respect for each other, the fasting and festival come.Among married women “Hariyali Teej” is most famous festival.Hariyali means green so mostly people wear green colour on this day. This festival is celebrated in many parts of India but especially in Rajasthan,Vrindavan, Barsana, Haryana, Bihar and North India.

Hariyali Teej is celebrated on the third teethi (date as per hindu mythology) of the Shukla Paksha of the Shravan month (August or September ). On the Teej, the marriage of Lord Shiva and mother Parvati is made, called Shivratri. On this day, girls fastens for good husband and other wishes and married women fastens for her husband's long life. It is believed that by keeping the fasting of Teej, the married women of the married life are long and unmarried girls get the desired life partner. A total of four firings are celebrated in the year, in which “Hariyali Teej” has special significance. This time in 2018 this festival will be celebrated on August 13.

Hariyali Teej in Vrindavan (UP) : 

On this auspicious day people come from all over the world  to see Banke Bihari (Lord Krishna) on his silver and gold swing in Vrindavan. This is very famous occasion for Vrindavan because only on this day  Banke Bihari Ji comes out of his temple. 

Every year in Barsana the “Hariyali Teej” fest is celebrated with great excitement.This time mostly rainy season is there and farms have turned  green and flowers are blossoming everywhere in Barsana.In Barsana Radharani’s temple a big silver swings are placed and decorated with flowers. This is called Jhulan Leela. Prist and Singer Devotees describing the swinging Leela (Historical Stories related to this occasion) of Radha-Krishna are sung and devotees believes that their goddess Shri Krishna and his beloved Shri Radharani Ji are actually  swinging (Jhulan).