Jyeshtha Purnima

Jyeshtha Purnima is an extremely sacred full moon day in Hindu tradition, on which devotees worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi, take a holy bath in sacred rivers, and donate food and essentials to the needy. In many regions, married women also observe the Vat Savitri Vrat on this day, tying a ceremonial thread around the Banyan tree and praying for the long life of their husbands — just as Savitri once saved Satyavan.