Vat Savitri Vrat 1908
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:44
- Fasting window (tithi)1908-05-29 · 08:42 → 08:44
- Parana (tithi ends)08:44
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 1908
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1908
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 1908
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 1908
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 1908
- Holi — 19 March 1908
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1908
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1908
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1908
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1908
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1908
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 1908
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 1908
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1908
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 1908
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1908
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1908
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1908
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 1908
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 1908
- Maha Navami — 4 October 1908
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 1908
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1908
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1908
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 1908
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 1908
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 1908
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 1908
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 1908
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 1908
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 1908
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