
Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of New Delhi, India with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
According to the Purnimanta Hindu Panchang, Kajari Teej Vrat is observed on the Krishna Paksha Tritiya Tithi of the Bhadrapada month. According to the Amanta Hindu Panchang, this Vrat falls in the Shravana month. However, in both Panchang systems, the Vrat is observed on the same day; the only difference lies in the Panchang system followed. Generally, this Vrat is widely observed on the Krishna Paksha Tritiya of the Bhadrapada month. Kajari Teej is also known as Kajjali Tritiya and Neemdi Teej.
A detailed description of this Vrat is found in texts such as the Krityaratnavali. On this day, unmarried girls and married women observe the Vrat and, during the evening, worship the Neemdi, that is, a Neem tree or one of its branches. Members of the Maheshwari Vaishya community prepare a variety of dishes by mixing Sattu made from barley, wheat, Bengal gram, and rice with Ghee, sweets, dry fruits, and other ingredients. Thereafter, after the moonrise, they partake of a single meal consisting of those very preparations. For this reason, this Vrat is also known as Satudi Teej or Satva Teej.
Teej festivity is observed with much fanfare by women in North Indian states, especially in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Three famous Teej(s) which are celebrated by women during Sawan and Bhadrapada months are -
Other Teej festivals like Akha Teej which is also known as Akshaya Tritiya and Gangaur Tritiya are not part of above three Teej(s).
Next Teej after Hariyali Teej which comes after fifteen days of Hariyali Teej is known as Kajari Teej. Usually, Kajari Teej comes three days after Raksha Bandhan and five days before Krishna Janmashtami. According to North Indian calendar it falls during Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month and according to South Indian calendar it falls during Krishna Paksha of Shravana month. However in both calendars Kajari Teej falls on the same day.
Kajari Teej is also known as Badi Teej as opposed to Chhoti Teej which is also known as Hariyali Teej. Kajari Teej is also spelled as Kajali Teej or Kajri Teej. In some regions Kajari Teej is known as Satudi Teej.
बध-बध होगी घेर घुमेर, छाया फैली च्यारूं मेर
आई ऊमर कै औसाण, दूध्यां नीमड़ी
खुद का जोबण सूं अणजाण, दूध्यां नीमड़ी।
नणदी देखै नीमड़ी तो मांगै म्हासूं स्याळू रे
काची निंबोली पै रीझ्या देवर रंग रसाळू रे
म्हूं जद देखूं नीमड़ी, पिउ की पगडंडी न्हाळूं रे
जेठसा जिठाणीं सा का निरखै, डीलर डाण हरियल निमड़ी।
सावण सुरंगी हरी नीमड़ी चेत बैसाखां पीळी रे
फूटण मै जांणै तो पड़गी थांकी ओळ्यूं लीली रे
जस्यां-जस्यां होई नीमड़ी उस्यां-उस्यां जीली रे
दुख में रहगी डाळ-डाळ, सुख में फूट्याई सौ-सौ पान नरमल नीमड़ी।
असी मोखळी छाया पाई कूंख मळ्यो फल को परताप
कुण को लाग्यो सराप जे तू झेल रई छै अस्यो संताप
कै दुनियां को जहर झाड़तां कड़वी होगी थारी खांप
कांई की छै दांण घलमल नीमड़ी।
तांवड़ियै सूना रूपां की चांदणियै चांदी की ढाळी
करै बींदणी दांतण हेलो ससुर सपूतां मैफल घाली
आधी का मझला में जद म्हूं ढोला कै ढोलणियै चाली
तो म्हां पै कान धरै नादान कड़वां नीमड़ी।