Vat Savitri Vrat 1901
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:11
- Sunset18:37
- Fasting window (tithi)1901-05-17 · 14:39 → 11:06
- Parana (tithi ends)11:06
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Vat Savitri Vrat puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaVat Savitri Vrat — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Vat Savitri Vrat kept?
In North India on the Amavasya of Jyeshtha; in Maharashtra, Gujarat and parts of the south on the Purnima a fortnight later (Vat Purnima). Both honour the same Savitri story; the date shown above is for this year.
Why is the banyan tree worshipped?
The banyan is long-lived and self-renewing — dropping aerial roots to spread indefinitely. It is Savitri's tree, under which she kept vigil, and its endurance is the blessing sought for the marriage.
What is the thread wound around the tree for?
The raw cotton thread wound seven or 108 times while circling the trunk ties the wish to the tree — a prayer that the bond of marriage hold as the banyan holds, unbroken and enduring.
Other major festivals in 1901
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1901
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1901
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 1901
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 1901
- Holi — 6 March 1901
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1901
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1901
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 1901
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 June 1901
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1901
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1901
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1901
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1901
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1901
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1901
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1901
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1901
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1901
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 1901
- Maha Navami — 22 October 1901
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1901
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1901
- Dhanteras — 8 November 1901
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1901
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1901
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1901
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 1901
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1901
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1901
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1901
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