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Vat Savitri Vrat 2026: Every year the fast of Vat Savitri is observed on the day of Jyeshtha Amavasya. Shani Jayanti is also celebrated on this day. This year, 16th is Amavasya of Jyeshtha month. Vat Savitri fast and Shani Jayanti will be celebrated on this day. Married women keep the fast of Vat Savitri. Along with this, married women also worship Vat i.e. banyan tree on this day. The fast of Vat Savitri is linked to the story of Savitri and Satyavan. There is a legend that Savitri brought back the life of her husband Satyavan from Yamraj. This is what made this fast immortal.
Savitri had performed rigorous penance under the banyan tree, due to which Yamraj was forced to return Satyavan’s life. Since then, it is believed that by observing the fast of Vat Savitri and worshiping the banyan tree, the husband’s life remains long and marital life remains happy. That is why married women observe this fast. On the occasion of Vat Savitri fast, women of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan buy two fans made of bamboo. Let us know what is the religious and mythological meaning behind this?
Why is bamboo fan bought?
According to the legend, when Savitri, who was going after Yamraj to save Satyavan’s life, saw that her husband’s body was dead, she fanned her husband with a bamboo fan due to the intense heat of the month of Jyeshtha, which gave Satyavan coolness. Women follow this tradition even today and buy bamboo fans and fan the banyan tree and Yamraj during puja. After the puja, women donate this fan to Brahmins. It is believed that doing this makes married life happy.
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In Hindu religion, bamboo is considered a symbol of family growth. Women especially use fans made of bamboo on the day of Vat Savitri fast. The days of Jyeshtha month are the hottest. In olden times, when there was lack of electricity, people used to use hand fans. For this reason also, bamboo fan is definitely included in the worship of Vat Savitri. Buying a fan and blowing air with it also shows dedication, love and service to the husband.
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