Was Hartalika Teej's nickname? Hartalika Teej is named for the legend that is that is associated with it. Harat is a reference to "abduction" while Aalika means "female friend". The mythology tells us that goddess Parvati had an acquaintance who accompanied Parvati to the forest to defend her from her father, who was trying to have her married to Lord Vishnu Parvati's father believed she had been abducted. Hartalika is Hartalikais the title that is used to describe the present. To be able to claim Lord Shiva to be her husband performed an intense 'Tapasya" following her abduction. She was determined and committed and Lord Shiva was enthralled by her. He took her in as his wife. The word "Teej" is a reference to the tiny, red insect which emerge from soil during the monsoon. Parvati is believed to have been at Shiva's house at the time that the insects appeared, and therefore they were regarded with Shiva as a man-woma...
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