🕉️ Savitri + Yamraj + Vat (Banyan tree)
Krishna Amavasya OR Purnima of Jyeshtha (May-June)
Vat Savitri Vrat
Vat Savitri is observed by married women in memory of Savitri — the legendary wife who won her husband Satyavan back from Yamraj through her intense devotion. The banyan tree (vat) is central because Savitri sat under one during her three-day tapas. Married women observe the vrat by fasting, worshipping the banyan tree, tying 108 sacred threads around its trunk, and praying for their husband's long life.
🔔 Puja Vidhi
- Nirjala or phalahari fast from sunrise
- Visit a banyan tree with puja items: red thread, red cloth, sindoor, fruit, water
- Circumambulate the tree 108 times, tying a sacred thread with each round
- Offer water to the roots; touch trunk with folded hands
- Recite Savitri-Satyavan katha
- Break fast after evening puja
📜 Rules
- Only married women observe (widowed women exempt)
- Red or yellow attire; complete solah shringar
- Solo or group observance both valid
Read the full vrat katha
📖 Open the katha in the Devotional Library
Frequently Asked Questions
When exactly does Vat Savitri fall? +
In North India: Jyeshtha Krishna Amavasya. In Gujarat/Maharashtra: Jyeshtha Shukla Purnima. Both occur in May-June and honour the same Savitri legend.
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