Vat Savitri Vrat is a holy festival in Hinduism. As per traditions, married women keep fast for the long life and well-being of their husbands by worshipping the sacred banyan (Vat) tree.
Vat Savitri Puja symbolizes a wife’s dedication and strength towards her husband. This fast is kept in honor of Savitri, who brought her husband, Satyavan, back to life from Yama.
Vat Savitri Vrat is kept to encourage inner strength, selflessness, and the spiritual bond between couples through prayers and fasting, gaining them ‘dirghayu’.
The Vat Savitri Vrat Katha narrates how Savitri’s devotion and fierce courage forced Lord Yama to give back Satyavan’s life, making it a symbol of eternal love and tapa of a lawful wife.
Following the age-old traditions of Sanatan, women tie threads around a Banyan tree, perform parikrama and aarti, offer fruits, and listen to the Vat Savitri Vrat Katha while observing a day-long fast.
Vat Savitri Vrat is celebrated every year on the Amavasya (new moon day) of the Jyeshtha month, according to the Hindu calendar.
This vrat reinforces the cultural ideal of a devoted wife. Believers say observing Vat Savitri Vrat ensures marital bliss and family prosperity.