Mumbai: Vat Savitri Vrat, a significant festival for married Hindu women, will be celebrated on Thursday, June 6, 2024. This festival takes place on the Amavasya (new moon day) of Krishna Paksha in the month of Jyeshtha. In 2024, Jyeshtha Amavasya begins at 7:54 PM on June 5 and ends at 6:07 PM on June 6. The most auspicious time for performing the Vat Savitri Vrat rituals on June 6 is between 11:52 AM and 12:48 PM.
The Vat Savitri Vrat is a significant festival for married women, during which they fast for a day, worship the Banyan Tree, and pray for their husbands’ well-being. This ritual honours Savitri, who, through her unwavering devotion and faith, successfully confronted Yam Raj, the God of Death, and brought her husband back to life.
The Banyan tree is central to this celebration, as Savitri is believed to have performed her intense penance beneath one. This is why the festival is named Vat Savitri with Vat meaning Banyan in Hindi. Women perform rituals under the Banyan tree, listening to the Vat Savitri Vrat Katha, which is an essential part of the ceremony.
Vat Savitri puja samagri list
A cane or bamboo basket for gathering puja items
Idols of Savitri and Satyavan
An earthen lamp with ghee, sesame, or mustard oil
Cotton wicks
Matchsticks
Incense sticks (dhoop)
Flowers
Bananas and other fruits
Betel leaves (paan) and areca nut (supari)
Kalava
Soft white thread (kaccha soot) for tying around the tree trunk
Two new pieces of cloth (one red, the other any colour except white or black)
Batasha
Whole brown coconut with husk
Turmeric (haldi), sandalwood (chandan), vermilion (kumkum), roli, and rice grains (akshat)
A copper, brass, or silver water pot (kalash)
Offering bhog such as puris, soaked chickpeas, and a homemade dessert
Banyan tree fruits
A cane or bamboo hand fan
Darbha grass
Money for offering (dakshina)
Suhag items (such as kajal, henna, sindoor, alta, bangles, nose ring, anklets, toe rings, red chunri, saree, bindi, etc.)
Vat Savitri Vrat
On Vat Savitri Vrat, follow traditional rituals to worship the banyan tree. Wrap a raw thread around the tree seven or eleven times while circumambulating it. If raw thread is unavailable, you can use a kalava (sacred thread) instead. After circumambulating the tree, offer water to it and sit beneath it to listen to the Vat Savitri Vrat story. Praying to the Gods for your husband’s long life and health.
To ensure a harmonious married life, worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi under the banyan tree during Vat Savitri Vrat. Light a ghee lamp before their idols and circumambulate the tree 11 times with your husband. This ritual is believed to bring happiness and peace to your married life.
Vat Savitri puja samagri list: Get ready for Vat Savitri Vrat with our comprehensive list of puja samagri. From idols of Savitri and Satyavan to a copper kalash and sacred threads, this guide covers all the necessary items to perform the Vat Savitri puja with devotion and completeness. Spirituality Lifestyle News -Fashion Trends, Beauty Tips, Celebrity Party News, Relationship advice, Travel and Food Tips
