Vat Savitri Vrat 1951
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:45
- Fasting window (tithi)1951-06-03 · 19:58 → 22:10
- Parana (tithi ends)22:10
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 1951
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1951
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1951
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1951
- Holika Dahan — 22 March 1951
- Holi — 24 March 1951
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1951
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1951
- Akshaya Tritiya — 9 May 1951
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 6 July 1951
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1951
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1951
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1951
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1951
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1951
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1951
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1951
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1951
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1951
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1951
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1951
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 9 October 1951
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1951
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1951
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 1951
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1951
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1951
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1951
- Chhath Puja — 4 November 1951
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1951
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1951
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