Vat Savitri Vrat 1916
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)1916-05-30 · 23:21 → 1916-06-01 · 01:02
- Parana (tithi ends)01:021916-06-01
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 1916
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1916
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 1916
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 1916
- Holika Dahan — 19 March 1916
- Holi — 20 March 1916
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 1916
- Ram Navami — 11 April 1916
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1916
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1916
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 1916
- Nag Panchami — 4 August 1916
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 1916
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 1916
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 1916
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 1916
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 1916
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 1916
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 1916
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 1916
- Maha Navami — 5 October 1916
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 1916
- Karwa Chauth — 14 October 1916
- Dhanteras — 24 October 1916
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 1916
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 1916
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 1916
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 1916
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 1916
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 1916
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 1916
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