Are Kevda Trij and Hartalika Teej the same?

Same tithi and essentially the same vrat, Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, kept by women for Shiva and Parvati. Gujarat's version uses kevda, the screwpine flower, in the worship, which is where the name comes from. Elsewhere it's called Hartalika.

Kevda Trij

Gujarati

केवड़ा तीज · કેવડા ત્રીજ

Next date

14 September 2026

Monday · Shukla Tritiya

Tithi begins07:08 AM · 13 Sept

Tithi ends07:07 AM

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About

Married women worship Goddess Parvati with Kevda (screwpine) flowers. Celebrated alongside Ganesh Chaturthi period.

Falls on: Bhadarvo Sud Treej

What it is

Gujarat's form of Hartalika Teej. Married women keep a fast for their husbands' long life and unmarried women for a good husband, worshipping Shiva and Parvati with kevda, screwpine flower, which is in season and gives the day its name.

Food

A fast, often nirjala; broken the next morning.

Common questions

Are Kevda Trij and Hartalika Teej the same?: Same tithi and essentially the same vrat, Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, kept by women for Shiva and Parvati. Gujarat's version uses kevda, the screwpine flower, in the worship, which is where the name comes from. Elsewhere it's called Hartalika.

2026

Sep14MonMondayNextShukla TritiyaTithi begins07:08 AM · 13 SeptTithi ends07:07 AM

2027

Sep3FriFridayShukla TritiyaTithi begins04:50 PM · 2 SeptTithi ends02:19 PM