Teej is celebrated in August or early September in different parts of India and is one of the important and auspicious festivals of Rajasthan. It is also celebrated in Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh.

In some part of India "Teej" is the fasting festival for women. The festival is a three-day long celebration that combines sumptuous feest as well as rigid fasting. Through this religious fasting, hindu women pray for marital bliss, well being of their spouse and children and purification of their own body and soul.

In Rajasthan during Teej, Dandia dances are performed in courtyards at home and in public places. The young girls of the house dress up in colourful dresses to perform these dances. The dance is a synchronised movement of hands and feet with colourful wooden dandias striking rhythmic beats. Swings are set up in the open courtyards. Girls apply mehendi on their hands and feet and are excused from household chores on this day.

On Teej the girls receive new clothes from their parents. The puja is performed in the morning. The evenings are set aside for singing and dancing.

According to the Hindu mythology, the Goddess Parvati fasted and prayed fervently for the great Lord Shiva to become her spouse. Touched by her devotion, he took her for his wife. Goddess Parbati, in gratitude sent her emissary to preach and disseminate this religious fasting among mortal women, promising prosperity and longevity with their family.

Teej has a special meaning for the people of Jaipur as a time for rejuvenation and revival of spirits after the punishing summers. The festival is made into an even more memorable experience if it rains on this day. People pray for a cool shower at the time of the procession.

Every young village girl of the region dreams of being in Jaipur for Teej and a man who wants to win her heart must make her dream come true. Hundreds of couples come to the city, singing and dancing, on bullock carts, camel carts, and open tractor-trailers. They ramble through the city buying knick-knacks and savouring the food. By afternoon the crowds begin to gather on the terraces in a bid to get a vantage viewpoint to see the procession pass by.