Vat Savitri Vrat
वट सावित्री व्रत
Married women worship the banyan tree for their husbands longevity.
- Date
- Fri, 4 June 2027
- Tithi
- Amavasya
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Hindu Month
- Jyeshtha
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Karana
- Chatushpada
- Vikram Samvat
- VS 2084
- Muhurat
- 06:02 AM – 09:20 AM
- Duration
- 1 Day
About this observance
Women tie a sacred thread around the vat vriksha seven times, listen to the Savitri-Satyavan katha and offer water and bhog.
Importance
Regarded as the strongest vrat for the long life of the husband.
History
Observed on Jyeshtha Amavasya in the north and Purnima in the west.
Mythological story
Savitri followed Yamraj and won back the life of her husband Satyavan.
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