Kajari Teej (Badi Teej / Satudi Teej) — Neemdi Mata Puja and Moon Arghya

Neemdi Mata (Parvati)Chandra (Moon) 60 minMedium

7 steps3 mantras~2 min of recitationFull puja ~60 min

When

Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya

Duration

60 min

Deity

Neemdi Mata (Parvati), Chandra (Moon)

Kajari Teej is a monsoon vrat in which women fast all day and worship Neemdi Mata — the Goddess (Parvati) in a neem branch — praying for their husbands' long life. Sattu (roasted gram/barley flour) sweets are the special food; the fast ends with arghya to the moon.