Hindu observances · वट सावित्री व्रत

Vat Savitri Vrat
what is eaten, and how to hold it

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वट सावित्री व्रतVat Savitri Vrat

Hindu observances · Demanding · dates announced locally

The Amavasya or Purnima of Jyeshtha depending on region — usually late May or June, in high summer.

The struck span is the part of the day held without food, from sunrise to evening puja, as commonly observed. Households differ, and where they differ the difference is the practice, not an error.

SOURCE·Published accounts of Vat Savitri Vrat as commonly observed·customs differ by family, region and sampradaya·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How long Vat Savitri Vrat runs

10–14hours

As commonly observed. The exact length turns on your date and where you are, and this site publishes no times. A day fast at the banyan tree. A day fast kept by married women, with puja performed at a banyan tree, broken after the ritual. Kept nirjala in many households.

As the dataset states it: Sunrise to the completion of the puja, commonly 10 to 14 hours.

SOURCE·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·Vat Savitri Vrat entry·REVIEWED JUL 2026

What Vat Savitri Vrat is

Vat Savitri commemorates Savitri, who followed Yama to reclaim her husband's life, and the puja is performed at a vat — banyan — tree, which the observance is named for. It is kept by married women in North, West and East India, with regional differences over whether it falls on Amavasya or Purnima.

It falls in Jyeshtha, the hottest month, and the puja itself is often performed outdoors. Heat is the practical issue, exactly as with Nirjala Ekadashi, which falls in the same month.

Customs vary. The date differs by region — Amavasya in the north and west, Purnima in parts of the east and south — and whether the fast is nirjala or permits water is a family matter.

How this entry is drawn, and how the food is counted

The observance is read from published accounts of Vat Savitri Vrat and written as commonly observed — never as required, never as correct. Where households differ, the entry says they differ.
The arc above places the observed span between named stations of the day — sunrise, midday, sunset, moonrise — and never between times. Sehri, iftar, moonrise and sunset are local and religiously significant, and this site publishes none of them.
The length is taken from the range the dataset itself states, as a range. Where the length turns on latitude and season, no duration is printed at all.
Food energy is per the serving each item is really eaten in, from IFCT 2017 (ICMR–NIN) where the table has the food, and from a named alternative where it does not.
Every food is reconciled against Atwater factors on each build, and a page that fails to reconcile does not ship.

serving kcal  =  per-100 g kcal × (serving g ÷ 100)
energy check  =  4·protein + 4·carbohydrate + 9·fat   (±15%, ±20% high-fibre)
day shape     =  observed span, station → station   (no clock times, ever)

Data & method in full →

What is customarily eaten, and what is set aside

Described as commonly observed. Your own family's practice is the one that applies.

Commonly eaten

Fruit and prasad after the puja, in most observances
Nothing during the fast where it is kept nirjala

Customarily set aside

Food and, in many households, water until the puja is complete
Grains, onion, garlic, meat, fish and eggs

SOURCE·Published accounts of Vat Savitri Vrat·reported, not prescribed; regional practice varies and the variation is the practice·REVIEWED JUL 2026

The food, with the numbers

Foods commonly associated with Vat Savitri Vrat, at the serving each is really eaten in. Every one has its own page with the full breakdown.

Commonly eaten during Vat Savitri Vrat — calories and macros per real serving. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
Food	One serving is	Calories	Protein	Carbs
Banana	1 medium banana · 100 g	105 kcal	1.3 g	24.0 g
Mango	1 medium mango · 200 g	140 kcal	1.4 g	33.0 g
Tender Coconut Water	1 coconut · 250 g	50 kcal	0.5 g	11.3 g
Cow Milk (full cream)	1 glass · 200 g	124 kcal	6.4 g	9.0 g
Jaggery (Gur)	1 small piece · 20 g	77 kcal	0.1 g	19.0 g
Curd (Dahi)	1 katori · 150 g	90 kcal	4.7 g	4.5 g
Chaas (Buttermilk)	1 glass · 250 g	75 kcal	4.0 g	3.8 g
Watermelon (Tarbooz)	1 katori cubes · 150 g	30 kcal	0.9 g	5.9 g

One serving of each of these 8 items would come to about 691 kcal — a scale check, not a menu. Vat Savitri Vrat is not a calorie target and this table is not a plan.

What the vrat foods cost, counted per serving rather than per 100 g.

SOURCE·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·per stated serving weight·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How to hold it without wrecking the week

This is the part nobody publishes well. None of it asks you to change the observance — training, sleep and meal timing are the variables you control, and the fast is not.

Training

A summer day fast is not a day for a hard or outdoor session. Move it, or keep it short and indoors.

Sleep

Usually unaffected, since the fast breaks in the day rather than at midnight.

Blood sugar

Standard caution for a 12-hour-plus fast with medication; heat makes readings harder to interpret.

Hydration

If your observance permits water, drink it. If it does not, the day before is what you control, and shade during the outdoor puja matters more than anything else.

The specific risk with Vat Savitri Vrat

Standing outdoors in June heat while fasting is the risk, not the fast alone. Shade, a seat, and someone with you make a real difference. Dizziness, a headache that will not clear or stopping sweating in heat mean stop.

Who should not fast · Fasting and blood sugar · Hydration during fasting · Sources

Questions asked about Vat Savitri Vrat

Is Vat Savitri kept without water?

In many households yes, until the puja is complete. Others permit water. Both are widely observed and the difference is regional and familial.

Related observances

Sharad NavratriNine days, the longest vrat most people keep Chaitra NavratriSpring Navratri, ending at Ram Navami EkadashiTwice a month, the most frequently kept vrat of all Nirjala EkadashiWithout water — the most demanding fast in the Hindu year Karva ChauthSunrise to moonrise, kept without water in its full form Maha ShivratriA day fast followed by a night of jagran Paryushan ParvaEight or ten days of the most structured fasting in India Ayambil OliNine days of a single bland meal Ramzan (Ramadan) RozaA month of daily fasting from dawn to sunset

Guides that apply here

Who should not fast Hydration during fasting Training while fasting Breaking a fast Fasting and blood sugar Fasting and sleep Protein during a vrat Lighter vrat food, same rules

SOURCE·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·observance accounts and food composition·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Practices are described as commonly observed; customs differ by family, region, community and sampradaya, and this site is not an authority on any of them. Food values come from the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN), the older ICMR–NIN tables, USDA FoodData Central, named composition studies and the shared ThaliFacts dataset, reconciled against Atwater factors on every build. Which source applies to which food is listed per food, and every source carries the date it was last checked. General information only — not medical or religious guidance. Fasting is not safe for everyone, particularly during pregnancy or with diabetes or other conditions. Speak to a doctor first.

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