Vat Savitri Vrat May 26, 2025: Date, Time, Puja Vidhi and Significance

In Hindu religion, Vat Savitri holds a great religious importance. This day is celebrated by married Hindu women. They observe fast on this auspicious day and offer prayers to the banyan tree for their husbands' health and longevity. In North India, the festival is celebrated on Amavasya tithi in the month of Jyeshtha and in Maharashtra, people celebrate this on Purnima Tithi. The celebration of Vat Savitri Vrat is taking place on May 26, 2025 .

Vat Savitri 2025: Date and Time
Amavasya Tithi Begins - May 26, 2025 - 12:11 PM
Amavasya Tithi Ends - May 27, 2025 - 08:31 AM

Vat Savitri Vrat 2025 : Significance

Vat Savitri is one of the most prominent Hindu festivals which is celebrated by Hindu married women. They worship the banyan tree on this auspicious day for their husbands' health and well-being. They recite the tale of Savitri and Satyavaan and keep a rigorous fast. Amavasya Tithi and Purnima Tithi are the two occasions, when the Vat Savitri Vrat is observed. Hindu women in Maharashtra and North India follow the fast on Purnima Tithi and Amavasya Tithi, respectively.

The Trinity God (Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Brahma) is believed to reside in the banyan tree, which is considered the most sacred and cherished tree in Hinduism. This tree is considered as an immortal that bestow the devotees with desired wish fulfillments. According to legend, married ladies offer prayers to banyan trees since they are believed to have a long lifespan. Hindu women also offer prayers to the goddess Savitri as well in order to seek blessings.

Vat Savitri 2025: Story
According to Hindu scriptures, Satyavaan had a short life span but he got married to a young woman named Savitri. Once day, Satyavaan was working in the forest, when Yamraaj, the ruler of death, arrived to take his life. Savitri eventually discovered her husband dead and came upon Yamraj. She began to follow him and begged Yamraj to return her husband's life, but he refused. She was asked to return by Yamraj but she did not return and followed him. After then, Yamraj asked her for three blessings, she then first asked for her father-in-law's sight; second, her father-in-law's lost kingdom; and third, the opportunity to become a mother to 100 sons.

Yamraj gave her all three blessings before departing. Savitri was still following him and seeing that, Yamraj said that he had granted all of her wishes, but why was she still following him? Savitri responded that she couldn't have 100 sons if he did not give her husband's life. Yamraj gave back Satyavaan's life after acknowledging his defeat.

Vat Savitri 2025: Puja Rituals
1. Take a holy bath as soon as you wake up.
2. Clean the house and puja room also.
3. Prepare bhog prasad specially - Malpua, Poode, and semolina halwa.
4. They dress traditionally in suits and sarees.
5. Women use traditional jewelry to adorn themselves.
6. They are advised to take flowers, haldi, kumkum, kalash filled with water, and kaccha soot (white sacred raw thread).
7. Offer water, a garland, haldi and kumkum tilak, akshat, tie white thread, and walk around the banyan tree seven times to offer prayers.
8. Offer sweets and light an earthen lamp with desi ghee and incense sticks.
9. Pray for your husband's health and seek the blessings of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Brahma.
10. After coming back to home, give offerings (clothes and dakshina) to your in laws by touching their feet and seek blessings.