Why does it say it is Jeth Vad 3? What does that mean?
“Jeth Vad 3” means a date in the Jain lunar calendar.
- Jeth = the month of Jyeshtha
- Vad = the dark/waning half of the lunar month, when the moon decreases
- 3 = the third lunar day of that waning half
So Jeth Vad 3 means:
> The 3rd day after the full moon, in the month of Jeth/Jyeshtha
In simple words, it is a traditional tithi-based date, not a Gregorian date like 3rd June or 15th June.
In Jain tradition, many festivals, fasting days, and religious observances are marked by tithi rather than the English calendar.