Vat Savitri Vrat 1912
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:12
- Sunset18:36
- Fasting window (tithi)05:49 → 1912-05-17 · 03:45
- Parana (tithi ends)03:451912-05-17
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 1912
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1912
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1912
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1912
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1912
- Holi — 4 March 1912
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1912
- Ram Navami — 27 March 1912
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1912
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 1912
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1912
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 1912
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1912
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 1912
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1912
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1912
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1912
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1912
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1912
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1912
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1912
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1912
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 1912
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1912
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 1912
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1912
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1912
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1912
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1912
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 1912
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 1912
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