Vat Savitri Vrat 2023: Date, time, importance, rituals of this day

Vat Savitri Vrat 2023: Vat Savitri is one of the most prominent festivals in India for married Hindu women. It is mainly observed in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and others.

Vat Savitri Vrat 2023: Date and Time

This year, Amavasya Tithi will start on May 18, 2023, at 9.42 PM and will end on May 19, 2023, at 9.22 PM.

Vat Savitri Purnima will be observed on Saturday, 03 June 2023.

Vat Savitri Vrat 2023: Importance

On this auspicious day, women keep fast for the longevity and well-being of their husbands. Every year, it falls on Amavasya Tithi therefore it is known as Vat Amavasya. On this day, women offer prayers to Banyan tree (Vat Vriksha) and seek blessings.

Vat Vriksha is regarded as one of the most sacred trees in Hindu scriptures. Because of its longevity and the fact that it is thought to be home to the three primary Hindu gods—Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Brahma.

It is believed that by observing this fast, women bring fortune and good luck to their husbands the way Savitri brought her husband back from the jaws of death.

Vat Savitri Vrat 2023: Rituals

• On this day, women wake up early and take a bath before starting all the rituals.
• Wear traditional dresses and jewellery.
• Prepare satvik food for bhog prasad, bring white raw thread, kalash filled with water, haldi, kumkum, and water.
• Then visit the temple where the Banyan tree is available, light a diya and offer everything to God, and pray for the well-being of the husband.
• Perform circumambulation seven times around the tree and tie that white raw thread around it.
• Women seek blessings from God and elders in the family.