Vat Savitri Vrat 2026
Vat Savitri Puja Auspicious Timing: According to the Hindu calendar, on the day of Jyeshtha Amavasya, married women pray for the long life of their husbands. Vat Savitri Keeps a fast. In the year 2026, this holy festival is being celebrated on Saturday, 16th May. Since it is Saturday, this time there is also a coincidence of Shani Jayanti. Which increases the importance of this day even more. The auspicious time for puja has started from morning itself and women will be able to perform puja as per their convenience. Jyeshtha Amavasya Tithi started from noon on 15th May 2026 and will continue till evening on 16th May.
Best time to worship Vat Savitri Vrat
According to the scriptures, if any fast is worshiped at an auspicious time, its results increase even more. Performing puja in the morning on 16th May will be most fruitful because at that time devotion resides in the mind and purity in the body. Married women can wake up early in the morning, take bath, wear new clothes and go under the banyan tree and start worshiping. The time from 07:15 am to 10:45 am is going to be very good for puja. During this time, women can circumambulate the banyan tree and make their fast successful by reading the story of Savitri-Satyavan.
Best Abhijit Muhurta time for puja
This year, the best time to worship Vat Savitri Vrat is going to be Abhijeet Muhurat if you want to make your worship the most auspicious. So it would be best to perform the puja between 11:50 am to 12:45 pm. The work done on this day is always successful and one gets full results of the puja. Married women can circumambulate the banyan tree during this time and complete their fast by reading the story of Savitri-Satyavan.
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Preparation of puja material and method
For the success of the fast, it is important that you collect all the puja materials in advance. Keep fruits and sweets along with seven types of grains and soaked gram in a bamboo basket. Keep raw yarn or Raksha Sutra with you to wrap it around the banyan tree. Keep your mind calm during the puja and pray to God for the health of your husband. To attain unbroken good fortune, it is also considered very auspicious to donate wedding items to a needy married woman after the puja. While worshiping the banyan tree, one should keep chanting the mantra ‘Om Sati Savitriye Namah’.
Importance and blessings of banyan tree
Banyan tree is considered to be the form of Mahesh along with Brahma and Vishnu and worshiping it brings happiness and peace in the house. The banyan tree is known for its longevity and strength, hence by worshiping it women wish for the strength of their married life. This day is also Shani Jayanti, hence offering water to the banyan root and lighting a lamp will also help in getting rid of Shani’s defects. This fast observed with devotion will reduce the difficulties in your life and will bring happiness in the family. After completing the puja in the evening, break your fast only by consuming satvik food.
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