Suryapet: The traditional Teej festival has brought excitement to tribal villages, as young unmarried girls get ready to celebrate with enthusiasm and respect. This festival, rich in cultural traditions, starts on the Tuesday after the Dattudu festival.
For ten days, the girls pray for a loving, caring husband. They fill special baskets with wheat, quality chickpeas, and clean sand or clay from the river. These baskets are soaked and placed under beautifully decorated shelters in the village center. Morning and evening, the girls gather to water the grains, caring for them with devotion. Each day, the celebrations grow livelier.
The girls wear traditional clothes and sing folk songs in their tribal language. They dance with joy and enjoy evenings filled with happiness, strengthening their community bonds.
For nine days, they dedicate themselves to nurturing the sprouting grains, watering them daily. On the tenth day, a grand procession takes place through the village.
The sprouted baskets are then taken to the village outskirts and respectfully immersed, signaling the festival’s end.
Over these ten days, tribal hamlets transform into lively, festive areas filled with laughter, songs, and the joyful spirit of the young women, celebrating hope, tradition, and devotion.
