Teej festival 2012 celebrated in Durbar square in Kathmandu, Nepal

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"Teej" is the fasting festival for women. It takes place in August or early September. The festival is a three-day long celebration that combines sumptuous feasts as well as rigid fasting. Through this religious fasting, hindu women pray for marital bliss, well being of their spouse and children and purification of their own body and soul. Traditionally, the ritual of Teej is obligatory for all Hindu married women and girls who have reached puberty.

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Location: Durbar square, Kathmandu, Nepal
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