Overview

• The Purnima tithi began at 11:35 AM on June 10 and will conclude at 1:13 PM on June 11 according to Drik Panchang.
• Married women offer flowers, rice with turmeric and sweet water at banyan tree roots before circumambulating it three times and tying a sacred cotton thread.
• The fast is observed by women across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and parts of South India to pray for their husbands’ longevity and well-being.
• The ritual draws on the legend of Savitri and Satyavan, in which Savitri’s devotion persuaded Lord Yama to return her husband’s life.
• North Indian states marked the related Vat Savitri Vrat under the Amavasya tithi on May 26, reflecting regional Hindu calendar variations.