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Teej in full swing, but monsoon moody
Teej celebrations at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Teej is known as Teeyan in Punjab and is a seasonal festival which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon. The festival is celebrated by women of all faiths, and lasts from the third day of the bright half of the lunar month of Sawan as per the Punjabi calendar to the full moon of Sawan (about 13 days). It involves women getting together and dancing. It is also traditional for women to ride on swings. However, monsoon has been moody so far in the region.
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Teej celebrations at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Teej is known as Teeyan in Punjab and is a seasonal festival which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon. The festival is celebrated for about two weeks, and involves women getting together and dancing. It is also traditional for women to ride on swings. However, monsoon has been moody so far in the region. (Anil Dayal/HT)
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Teej celebrations at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday. (Anil Dayal/HT)
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Even as Teej celebrations to mark monsoon have started, rain has been largely missing in action. There were clouds during the day in Chandigarh, as seen from Rose Garden here, on Saturday, July 22. (Anil Daya/HT)
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Satinder Satti, TV anchor, actress, poet, dancer, singer, and Punjab Arts Council chairperson, at the Teej celebrations at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday. (Anil Dayal/HT)
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Teej celebrations at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Teej is known as Teeyan in Punjab and is a seasonal festival which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon. The festival is celebrated for about two weeks, and involves women getting together and dancing. It is also traditional for women to ride on swings. However, monsoon has been moody so far in the region. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
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Teej celebrations at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Teej is known as Teeyan in Punjab and is a seasonal festival which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon. The festival is celebrated for about two weeks, and involves women getting together and dancing. It is also traditional for women to ride on swings. However, monsoon has been moody so far in the region. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
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Legendry singer Gurmeet Bawa during Teej celebrations at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Teej is known as Teeyan in Punjab and is a seasonal festival which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon. The festival is celebrated for about two weeks, and involves women getting together and dancing. It is also traditional for women to ride on swings. However, monsoon has been moody so far in the region. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
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