Teejri Vratam The fast married Sindhi women keep for the life of the husband, on the third day of the dark fortnight that follows the Shravan full moon, three days after the rakhi.
Teejri 2027 falls on Friday, 20 August, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Teejri
- सिंधी
- तीजड़ी
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Sindhi calendar, computed for Chennai
- Friday, 20 August 2027
- Tuesday, 8 August 2028
- Monday, 27 August 2029
Where Teejri falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 20 Aug
- 2028: 8 Aug
- 2029: 27 Aug
The dates, year by year
Sindhi calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Teejri |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Tuesday, 12 August 2025 |
| 2026 | Monday, 31 August 2026 |
| 2027 | Friday, 20 August 2027 |
| 2028 | Tuesday, 8 August 2028 |
| 2029 | Monday, 27 August 2029 |
| 2030 | Friday, 16 August 2030 |
| 2031 | Tuesday, 5 August 2031 |
| 2032 | Monday, 23 August 2032 |
| 2033 | Saturday, 13 August 2033 |
| 2034 | Friday, 1 September 2034 |
| 2035 | Wednesday, 22 August 2035 |
| 2036 | Sunday, 10 August 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The fast married Sindhi women keep for the life of the husband, on the third day of the dark fortnight that follows the Shravan full moon, three days after the rakhi. Nothing at all is taken from before sunrise, water included, until the moon has risen and been seen that night. The thali is set with a lota of water, a lamp, fruit, sweets and flowers, the moon is shown it and the arghya of water is poured, and only then is the fast broken. Unmarried girls of the house keep it in many families for the husband they will have.
- Deity
- Parvati, Shiva, Chandra
- Kind
- Vratam Days kept by a fast or a vow, most of them coming round every lunar month.
The hour
Clock times for Friday, 20 August 2027 at Chennai
Shravan Krishna Tritiya at sunrise, which a purnimanta almanac prints as Bhado Badi Teej; the fast is broken after moonrise, so a clouded night is waited out rather than timed.
| Instant | Time | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 05:57 | the udaya tithi, the tithi running as the sun comes up |
Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:28, UTC+5.5. These are the instants the rule is read at, not the temple's own puja times, which every temple prints for itself.
The fast
A nirjala fast, without food and without water, from before sunrise to the sight of the moon. The meal after it is koki, sai bhaji and a sweet.
Where the regions differ
Kept by Sindhi women in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the diaspora, and it is the Sindhi counterpart of the Karwa Chauth the north keeps two lunar months later on the Kartika Krishna Chaturthi. Rajasthan keeps the same tithi as Kajali Teej, which is a different observance on the same day.
The dates above are the Sindhi reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.