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The married Hindu women whose husbands live watch him as a vow with dedication, and pray for their husbands to have a long life. The word reflects the origin and meaning of the Vat-Savitri puja. Fasting is dedicated to Savitri, who saved her husband Satyavan from being taken by the god of death.
The same festival is observed in Vat Purnima, the full moon of Jyestha in other areas including Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka.
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Legend behind the festival
The Vrata is named after Savitri, the beautiful daughter of King Aswapati of Madra Desa. He chose Satyavan, a prince in exile who lives in the forest with his blind father, Dyumatsen, as his life partner. He leaves the palace and lives with her husband and father-in-law in the forest. As a devoted wife and daughter-in-law, she tries hard to take care of them. One day while cutting wood in the forest, Satyavan's head was rolled up and he fell from a tree. Then Yama, the God of death, appears to take the soul of Satyavan. Being so wounded, Savitri begs Yamraj not to be separated from her husband. If anything, he will take the soul of her husband and he will also follow. Yamraj, moved by Savitri devotion, restores her husband's life. Soon Satyavan regained his lost empire.
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Habits and rituals
All Hindu women observe this festival by worshiping and praying Savitri as Devi. In the morning, bath women purify, wear new clothes and bracelets, and apply vermilion to their foreheads. Nine types of fruit and nine types of flowers offered to the Goddess. Wet pulses, rice, mango, jackfruit, fruit palm, kendu, banana and some other fruits are offered as Bhoga (sacrifice) and observe the festival with Savitri brata katha. After fasting all day, fasting is over and women have Bhogal. In the afternoon, when the worship formalities end, they are subject to their husbands and parents.
See also
- Karva Chauth
References
External links
- Download 'Savitri Brata Katha' in Oriya and English from Oriyanari.com
- Orissa Festival
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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