Vat Savitri Vrat 1917
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:10
- Sunset18:39
- Fasting window (tithi)1917-05-20 · 07:03 → 06:16
- Parana (tithi ends)06:16
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 1917
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1917
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1917
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 1917
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 1917
- Holi — 9 March 1917
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 24 March 1917
- Ram Navami — 31 March 1917
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1917
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1917
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1917
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 1917
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1917
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 August 1917
- Hartalika Teej — 20 August 1917
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 21 August 1917
- Anant Chaturdashi — 31 August 1917
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1917
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 1917
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 1917
- Maha Navami — 24 October 1917
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 1917
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 1917
- Dhanteras — 12 November 1917
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1917
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 14 November 1917
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 1917
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 1917
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 1917
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1917
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1917
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