One of the most significant Hindu festival is Vat Purnima that is also observed as Jyeshtha Purnima as it falls during the month of Jyeshtha. Vat Purnima holds an immense importance and fast is observed by many Hindu women on this day. They fast for the sake of their husband’s health and longevity. Jyeshtha Purnima is the observed on this day. Vat Purnima is goin to be 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 is one of the most significant days in Hindu religion. The day holds a great religious and spiritual significance among Hindu people. On this sacred day, married Hindu women observe fast from dawn to dusk for the sake of their husbands’ health and wellbeing. 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. When someone prays to Vat Vriskha with complete devotion 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
You should wake up early in the morning and clean home. Women wear nice beautiful traditional clothes such as sarees and suits and adorned themselves with jewelry. Get some puja samagri, such as ghee, kumkum, akshat, kalash filled with water, incense sticks, haldi, and kaccha soot (shite sacred thread), and prepare food for bhog prasad, such as halwa poori.Visit the temple, where Vat Vriksha is available, and offer water to the banyan tree, light a diya beneath the tree, burn incense sticks, and offer kumkum and haldi. Serve bhog prasad as well. Next, take a white sacred thread, circumambulate the tree seven times, and tie that sacred thread. Perform the Vat Purnima Vrat Katha. When you return home, give your mother-in-law a saree or suit and touch your in-law’s feet to seek their blessings. Happiness in life is also a result of worshiping Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. After giving water to the Moon God, women can now break their fast and enjoy sattvik meals in the evening.
