Vat Purnima – Banyan Vow of Savitri 2027

Vat Purnima is the Jyeshtha full-moon day when married women in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and much of southern India keep the Vat Savitri vrat. They pour water at a banyan’s roots, wind raw cotton thread around its trunk, and circle it while recalling Savitri’s steadfast love for Satyavan. Across the north the same vow is often kept a fortnight earlier on Jyeshtha Amavasya; both share the Savitri–Satyavan katha and the prayer for marital longevity. This Madhuma page centres the Purnima (Vat Purnima) tradition named in the slug. On Madhuma you will find festival essentials for a respectful home observance—thread, incense, camphor, and diyas—so your Vat Purnima preparation stays simple and sincere.