Vat Savitri Amavasya (Banyan Tree Worship)
Vat Vriksha (Banyan) and Savitri — married women's tree-worship vrat
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Vat Savitri Amavasya — Jyeshtha Krishna Amavasya, the day married Bishnoi women worship the Vat (banyan) tree, invoking Savitri's victory over Yama. Observed with sacred-thread circumambulation of the village banyan, offerings of fruits and turmeric, recitation of the Savitri story, and the standard amavasya fast. Merges niyam #14 (amavasya), women's vrats, and niyams #16-17 (tree protection).
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
विष्णो विष्णो तू भजे रे प्राणी
Vishno Vishno tu bhaje re prani
O living being, chant Vishnu, chant Vishnu — Jambhoji's mool mantra, recited on Vat Savitri Amavasya (Banyan Tree Worship).
How to recite
Vat Savitri Amavasya (Jyeshtha Krishna Amavasya in North Indian Purnimanta) is the day married Bishnoi women worship the Vat (banyan) tree, praying for the long life of their husbands — invoking Savitri, who in the Mahabharata won her husband Satyavan back from Yama. Wake before dawn, bathe, dress in fresh clothes (red, yellow, or Bishnoi green), and visit the village vat-vriksha. Tie a sacred red-yellow thread around the trunk seven times while circumambulating, offer fresh fruits, jaggery, water, and turmeric. Recite the Savitri-Satyavan story. Observe the standard amavasya fast. The banyan is one of the trees explicitly protected by the 29 niyams — the worship is enacted with exceptional reverence.
Benefits
Vat Savitri merges three deep Bishnoi commitments — amavasya fasting (niyam #14), married women's vrats (a strong Marwari tradition), and tree-veneration (niyams #16, #17). The banyan tree, symbol of immortality and rooted strength, is one of the four trees Bishnois will defend as fiercely as the Khejri. The annual worship renews the women's vow to protect both their families and the trees.
✦ Special Note
Per Drik Panchang. Vat Savitri Amavasya 2026: June 14 (Jyeshtha Amavasya). Vat Savitri Amavasya 2027: June 4. Some communities observe Vat Savitri on Jyeshtha Purnima instead. Dates per Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com, Rajasthan/Marwar Purnimanta reckoning); community observance details per the Akhil Bharatiya Bishnoi Mahasabha and Mukam (Muktidham Mukam) Mandir Sansthan calendars.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Bajra puri with ker-sangri sabzi and sattu drink after the morning vat puja; til-jaggery laddu shared at the tree as prasad.
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