🌳Vat Savitri Vrat - वट सावित्री व्रत

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Vat Savitri Vrat Date: Saturday, 16 May 2026

Married Hindu women whose husbands are alive celebrate Vat Savitri Vrat to pray for their Parents-in-Law and husband for a long life. Married women in Maharashtra, Gujarat and southern Indian states observe Vat Savitri Vrat 15 days later than that of North Indians.

According to Savitri Vrat Katha, her father-in-law eyesight and Kingdom came back, Satabhana fell under the tree, while the soul returned to her dead husband. According to the Puranas Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are all inhabited in banyan tree. Sitting down under banyan tree, listening to pujas, fast stories are fulfill the desires. Lord Buddha had received wisdom under this tree. Therefore, the tree is considered to be a supplement of knowledge, mukti and long-life.

Savitri is considered to be the historical character for ideal womanhood and noble patriarchy in Indian culture. The meaning of Savitri is Ved Mata Gayatri and Saraswati too. This festival is popularly known as Vat Savitri because of the law of remembering the legend of Savitri-Satyawan and worshiping the banyan tree.

Women circular round the banyan tree with wrapped threads around the tree, which is called protection. Along with the worship, women took blessed from her husband and distribute prasadam and sweets. Ultimately, according to Parivrata Savitri, make proper worship of your father-in-law. Savitri Vrat is an important festival of Odisha, married women in Odisha observe fast during the day and listen to the story of Savitri and Satyabhan. Savitri Vrat Katha in Odia

Related Name	Vat Savitri Amavasya, Bad Amavas, Bad Pujan Amavasya, Vat Amavasya, Savitri Amavasya
Begins Tithi	Jyeshtha Krishna Amavasya
Reason	Long life of husband
Celebrations	Fast, Dan, Puja.

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When is Vat Savitri Vrat?

Vat Savitri Amavasya on Monday, 26 May 2025

Amavasya Tithi Start - Monday, 26 May 2025 at 12:11 PM
Amavasya Tithi ends - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 at 8:31 AM

How to observe Savitri Vrat?

◉ Women wake up early in the morning on the Savitri Vrat day and after taking bath, wear new clothes and ornaments including bangles. All married women wear red vermillion on the forehead, which is elongated to touch the line parting the hair.
◉ Savitri is symbolically represented by the grinding stone, locally known as Sila Pua. The grinding stone is thoroughly cleaned and worshipped. Bhoga or offering to Savitri consists of rice, wet pulses and locally available fruits like mango, jackfruit, banana etc.
◉ The fasting begins at sunrise and ends after sunset with the evening prayers.
In some places, parents, elders and brothers give a token amount of money to fasting woman. Women take the blessing of parents and other elders.
◉ The fast is broken by consuming the offering made to Savitri.
◉ Women also make it a point to read or listen to the Savitri and Satyavan story mentioned in the Mahabharata.