Celebrated Vat Savitri Festival [Photos]

जेष्ठ १२, २०८२

Vat Savitri festival celebrated only by married women is celebrated on Monday. In this festival, which is celebrated on Jeth Amavasya day, women worship the Vat (Vara) tree as a form of nature worship. This festival, which is celebrated with joy in Mithilanchal, has recently been celebrated in other cities of the country including Kathmandu.

Celebrated Vat Savitri Festival [Photos]

यो पर्वमा आँप, केरा, अनारजस्ता फलफूल बोकेका महिलाहरू वटवृक्षलाई पूजापाठ गरेर पतिको दीर्घायु तथा परिवारको सुखसमृद्धिको कामना गर्छन् । व्रतालुहरूका अनुसार व्रत बस्नुभन्दा एक दिनअघि चोखो खाना खाएकी व्रतालुहरू अमावस्याको दिन बिहानैदेखि उपवास बस्छन् । वटवृक्षलाई पूजा गरेपछि मात्र अन्नजल ग्रहण गर्छन् ।