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Young and old enjoy the Teej Utsav in India. The festival is celebrated by Hindu women at the start of monsoon. People throng the stalls selling garments, accessories, draperies and food. "As per the beliefs of Hindu customs and in mythology, it is said that the Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva got back together on this particular day. After doing hard spiritual penance and several different births on earth, it was a successful re-union between Goddess Parvati & Lord Shiva. According to the mythology, it is until the 107th re-birth that she finally received Shiva as her husband after he accepted her hard penance, devotion, and realized how much she loved him. So, as it was after a long time and her perseverance that she finally got such a moment in her life, Goddess Parvati declared that thi
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