Vat Savitri Vrat · वट सावित्री व्रत
Vat Savitri Vrat is kept by married women for the long life of their husbands. It recalls Savitri, who through her devotion and wisdom won back her husband Satyavan's life from Yama under a banyan (vat) tree.
Dates
Dates and times are for New Delhi (Asia/Kolkata). They can differ in other places, especially outside India, and between traditions.
How the date is determined
Jyeshtha Amavasya (purnimanta) prevailing at sunrise.
Women fast, worship the banyan tree, wind a raw cotton thread around its trunk while walking around it, and hear the story of Savitri and Satyavan.
Regional and tradition differences
In North India it falls on Jyeshtha Amavasya (purnimanta). In Maharashtra, Gujarat and the South, Vat Purnima is kept on Jyeshtha Purnima, about fifteen days later.
What to recite
Sources
- Vat Purnima, Wikipedia (2026)
Change log
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