Kajari Teej 2021
The second Teej, on Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:36
- Sunset18:24
- Fasting window (tithi)2021-08-24 · 16:02 → 16:18
- Parana (tithi ends)16:18
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Kajari Teej puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaKajari Teej — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Kajari Teej celebrated?
On the Tritiya of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada, about two weeks after Raksha Bandhan, in the monsoon. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Is Kajari Teej the same as Hariyali Teej?
No. Hariyali Teej is in the bright fortnight of Shravana; Kajari Teej is in the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada, roughly a month later, and centres on the moon and the neem with its own kajari songs.
Why is the Kajari Teej fast broken after moonrise?
The vrat concludes with arghya offered to the moon, so it is kept through the day and completed only once the moon has risen and been sighted at night.
Where is Kajari Teej mainly celebrated?
Most strongly in eastern Uttar Pradesh — Mirzapur and Banaras, home of the kajari song tradition — and in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar.
Other major festivals in 2021
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2021
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 2021
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 2021
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 2021
- Holi — 29 March 2021
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 2021
- Ram Navami — 21 April 2021
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2021
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 2021
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 2021
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 2021
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 2021
- Krishna Janmashtami — 30 August 2021
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 2021
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 2021
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2021
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2021
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 2021
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 2021
- Maha Navami — 14 October 2021
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 2021
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 2021
- Dhanteras — 2 November 2021
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 2021
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2021
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 2021
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 2021
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 2021
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 2021
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 2021
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