Vat Savitri Vrat 1923
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:49
- Fasting window (tithi)1923-06-13 · 17:09 → 18:17
- Parana (tithi ends)18:17
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 1923
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1923
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1923
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 1923
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1923
- Holi — 3 March 1923
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 18 March 1923
- Ram Navami — 26 March 1923
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 1923
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 15 July 1923
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1923
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1923
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1923
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 1923
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1923
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1923
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1923
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 1923
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1923
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1923
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1923
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1923
- Karwa Chauth — 28 October 1923
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1923
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 1923
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1923
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 1923
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 1923
- Chhath Puja — 13 November 1923
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 1923
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 1923
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