India is abode to many eternal stories which honor love, penance and sacrifice. Hariyali Teej celebrates one of them: Parvati's union with Shiva.
It arrives with the monsoon. In Shravan, when the hills turn green and the lakes fill, women in Udaipur dress in green leheriya, apply mehendi, sing on swings tied to trees and share ghevar.
In 2027, Hariyali Teej falls on 4 August.
Photo: Shades of Udaipur
