Vat Purnima is the most significant Hindu festival celebrated by married Hindu women. The day falls on Purnima tithi in the month of Jyeshtha. The day holds a great significance among Hindus. Married women observe fast for the well being and longevity of their husbands. This year, Vat Purnima is being celebrated on June 29, 2026.
Vat Purnima 2026 : Date and Time
Purnima Tithi Begins – 03:06 AM on Jun 29, 2026Purnima Tithi Ends – 05:26 AM on Jun 30, 2026
Vat Purnima 2026: Significance
Vat Purnima, which falls on Jyeshtha Purnima, is one of the major Hindu holidays. For the sake of their husbands’ health and wellbeing, Hindu married women observe a strict fast from dawn to sunset on this day, which is considered the most significant. They also pray to Vat Vriksha, the banyan tree. Married women honor the banayan tree, which is endowed with immortality, on this auspicious day for their husbands’ longevity and well-being.This tree is thought to be home to the Trinity God, which includes Lord Shiva, Mahesha, and Brahma Vishnu. When someone prays to Vat Vriskha with complete dedication and purity, their wishes are fulfilled. According to Hindu texts, Savitri saved her dying husband Satyavaan from Yamaraj, the God of Death, on this day. Hindu ladies who fast on this auspicious day and worship Vat Vriskha are blessed by Trinity God, and their husbands enjoy long, happy, and healthy lives.
Vat Purnima 2026: Puja Rituals
Women wake up early in the morning and take a holy bath. They adorn themselves with jewelry and dress elegantly in traditional clothes like sarees and suits. Prepare food for bhog prasad, such as halwa poori, and gather some puja samagri, such as ghee, kumkum, akshat, kalash filled with water, incense sticks, haldi, and kaccha soot (shite holy thread). Visit the temple, where Vat Vriksha is located, and pray to the banyan tree by presenting water, lighting a diya beneath the tree, burning incense sticks, and offering kumkum and haldi. Offer bhog prasad as well. Then, take a white sacred thread and circumambulate the tree seven times and tie the sacred thread. Recite the Vat Purnima Vrat Katha. Once you’re back at home, offer a saree or suit to your mother-in-law and touch your in law’s feet in order to seek their blessings. Worshipping Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati also bring happiness in life. Women can now break their fast and eat sattvik meals in the evening after offering water to the Moon God.
