Time of Celebration: July-August
Celebrated: In and around Rajasthan
Duration of Celebration: One to two days

Held during the monsoons, July-August Teej is also dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvati and this time it is married women who pray for a happy and long married life. Though celebrations are held all over the state, it is particularly colorful in Jaipur where a procession winds its way for two days through the Old City. It is the festival of swings which are decorated with flowers and hung from trees. Young girls and women dressed in green clothes sing songs in celebration of the advent of the monsoon. The Teej idol is covered with a canopy whereas the Gangaur idol is open.

Teej, Jaipur is celebrated primarily by Rajasthan's women folk. Teej in Jaipur normally takes place sometime between the months of July and August. Though a festive fervor informs the festival yet there is an unmistakable religious undercurrent. The young girls along with the married women offer prayers to Parvati who is held in great reverence for her selfless devotion to her husband Lord Shiva. The womenfolk solicit her blessings so that they can enjoy a long and blissful married life.

Jaipur's Teej douses the Pink City with the green color. Women attire themselves in the colors that symbolize freshness and fecundity. They accessorize there dresses with multi-hued bangles and other jewelry. The idol of Teej Mata is adorned with heavily embroidered clothes and traditional jewelry, by women and young girls. Devotional songs dedicated to Goddess Parvati are sung by the ladies.

During Teej, Jaipur, the lawns and the gardens are bedecked with wonderfully decorated swings. The swings are adorned with strings of marigold and spring flowers. One important aspect of Teej in Jaipur is the procession with the idol of Teej Mata in the front. The procession terminates at the Kanak Vrindavan before moving on for the immersion rites.

Activities
Teej is celebrated mainly by the women folk of Rajasthan. Married women who idolize Parvati for her devotion to her husband Shiva celebrate Teej. The festivity revolves around singing and dancing in praise of Parvati. The rituals allow the women to pamper and enjoy themselves, to feast, to dress in the best of cloths, finery and jewellery, in fact to look the stunning best.

All over Rajasthan, even in remote villages, Jhoolas (swings) are hung from trees and decorated with leaves and flowers. Ladies and girls can be seen enjoying on these swings, playing games, singing folk songs and applying Mehandi (henna) on their palms. In Jaipur an idol of Goddess Parvati (Teej Mata) is taken out in a royal procession from the city palace so that the general public can have a chance to pay homage to the Goddess. Antique gilt palanquins, bullock carts pulling cannons, chariots, gaily decorated elephants with silver haodas, horses, camels, brass bands, and group of dances all form a part of this grand spectacle. The Palanquin of Goddess Paravati is carried by 8 men dressed in red color. This kilometer long procession winds its way through the lanes of the old city. Local people come in huge numbers, dress in their best traditional clothes. Space is at a premium as people perch on top of building, windows even trees to catch a glimpse of Goddess. A huge band of urchins follows the Palanquin to grab these offerings.

A lot of merriment prevails during the Teej procession. Groups of men and women can be seen singing dancing and playing musical instruments. Men and women dressed as gods and Goddess also join in the procession.