Vat Savitri Vrat 1948
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:47
- Fasting window (tithi)1948-06-06 · 20:14 → 18:28
- Parana (tithi ends)18:28
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 1948
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1948
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1948
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1948
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1948
- Holi — 25 March 1948
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1948
- Ram Navami — 17 April 1948
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 1948
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 1948
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1948
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1948
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 1948
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 1948
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 1948
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 1948
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1948
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1948
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1948
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1948
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1948
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1948
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 1948
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 1948
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 1948
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 1948
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1948
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1948
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 1948
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 1948
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